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The Bells

Five bells were recorded in 1680 and a further bell was added in 1865 - a treble weighing five hundred weight.

One tenor bell was cast in the mid-fifteenth century in London. Weighing fourteen hundred weight it was dedicated to The Virgin Mary.

Two were cast in Bristol by Roger Purden in 1620, on weighing 6cwt. and the other 7cwt.

Two were cast in Gloucester by Abraham Rudhall in 1704, one weighing 8cwt. and the other 10cwt.

In 1962, at the expense of Col. St. George of Hillcourt, two bells were re-cast by John Taylor of Loughborough; the 1620 bell weighing 7cwt. and the 1704 bell weighing 5cwt. All were rehung on a strengthened frame and re-dedicated. The total weight of the bells being some two and a half tons.

There is also a set of hand bells for use on appropriate occasions.

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