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St Stephen Coleman St, Coleman St
 Photo: ASCY archive
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The ring of 8 destroyed in 1940 |
| Bell | Weight (most recent) |
Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Retuned | Fate |
| Clock | 1672 | Unknown | Never | Destroyed 1940 | |||
| Treble | 24½" | F♯ | 1693 | James Bartlett | Never | Destroyed 1940 | |
| 2 | 26" | E♯ | 1693 | James Bartlett | Never | Destroyed 1940 | |
| 3 | 28" | D♯ | 1693 | James Bartlett | Never | Destroyed 1940 | |
| 4 | 29½" | C♯ | 1722 | John Waylett | Never | Destroyed 1940 | |
| 5 | 32¾" | B | 1693 | James Bartlett | Never | Destroyed 1940 | |
| 6 | 34¾" | A♯ | 1693 | James Bartlett | Never | Destroyed 1940 | |
| 7 | 38" | G♯ | 1721 | John Waylett | Never | Destroyed 1940 | |
| Tenor | 14 cwt approx. | 43" | F♯ | 1833 | Thomas Mears II | Never | Destroyed 1940 |
Earlier bells from the ring of 8 |
| Bell | Weight (most recent) |
Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Retuned | Fate |
| 4 (of 8) | C♯ | 1693 | James Bartlett | Never | Recast 1722 | ||
| 7 (of 8) | G♯ | 1693 | James Bartlett | Never | Recast 1721 | ||
| Tenor (of 8) | F♯ | 1693 | James Bartlett | Never | Recast 1833 |
History |
| 1466 | Record of a single bell and a smaller bell on the steeple. [1] | ||
| c | 1530 | According to tradition, in the 1530s, the bells of the Priory of the Holy Trinity, Aldgate, were divided at the Dissolution between this church and Stepney, five being sent here. | |
| 1542 | No mention of bells in the inventory of this year. | ||
| 1552 | Record of 5 bells and a sanctus. [2] | ||
| 1666 | The church and bells were destroyed in the Great Fire. | ||
| 1672 | A clock bell was cast. | ||
| 1674 | The church was rebuilt by Wren with a north west steeple consisting of a stone tower, lead covered lantern with a small spire crowned by a golden vane in the form of a cock. The tower was about 65 feet high with a lantern of about 20 feet. The clock bell was hung dead at the top of the wooden erection on top of the tower. The church was finished in 1681. | ||
| 1693 | A ring of 8 bells was cast by James Bartlett. | ||
| 1708 | Record of 8 bells. | ||
| 1721 | The 7th was recast by John Waylett. | ||
| 1722 | The 4th was recast by John Waylett. | ||
| 1809 | T Mears & Son gave an estimate "to recast the old eight into a new ring of eight (13 cwt) with mainly new fittings in the old frame (price £245.8s). This never happened. [3] | ||
| 1824 | Record of 6 bells (clearly a mistake). | ||
| 1833 | The tenor was recast by Thomas Mears. | ||
| 1916 | The bells were overhauled and put into ringing order by John Warner & Sons. | ||
| 1940 | The church was bombed and destroyed. The site was sold. | ||
| 1954 | The parish was united with that of St Margaret Lothbury, |
| [1] | "Item j howsling bell wt j lytyll bell to hong in the stepyl on ye dedleacon". (Church inventory, 1466) |
| [2] | "v belles and a sawnce bell (Edwardian Inventory, 1552) |
| [3] | (Guildhall Library: Ms.9427) |
Pictures of the church |
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The ruins of the church before its final demolition after the War. Photo: |
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Full list of peals on Bellboard here |
Full list of quarters on Bellboard here |
| Love's Guide to the Church Bells of the City of London | Page updated: 13 October 2019 |