Bell Tower - St Peter - Ruddington, Nottinghamshire - Bell Towers on Waymarking.com

Bell tower of St Peter's church, Ruddington, with a ring of 8 bells.

Ruddington, Notts S Peter
Bells
Bell	Weight	Nominal	Note	Diameter	Dated	Founder	Canons	Turning
1	2-3-1	1668.0	Ab	22.50"	1969	John Taylor & Co	F
2	3-0-10	1573.0	G	23.63"	1969	John Taylor & Co	F
3	3-1-23	1399.0	F	25.00"	1969	John Taylor & Co	F
4	3-3-10	1242.0	Eb	26.38"	1969	John Taylor & Co	F
5	4-1-20	1104.0	Db	28.50"	1969	John Taylor & Co	F
6	4-3-24	1041.0	C	29.75"	1969	John Taylor & Co	F
7	6-2-17	925.0	Bb	32.75"	1969	John Taylor & Co	F
8	9-1-24	822.0	Ab	37.00"	1969	John Taylor & Co	F
Service	5-0-2		Db	29.75"	c1360†	Johannes de Stafford	R

Frames
Frame	Bells	Year	Material	Maker	Truss	Layout
1	1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8	1969	Cast iron	Loughborough Bellfoundry
2	Service	1897	Oak & cast iron	Loughborough Bellfoundry

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"A north-west tower contains a ring of 8 bells plus a service bell.

Four of the bells came from the mother church at Flawford. There were brought to St Mary’s Chapel in Ruddington in 1718 and added to the single bell that was already there. The bells were initially hung in a two-tier frame, the two tenors being on the lower level, swinging east to west.

A large tenor was added in 1763, making a ring of six.

A new two-tier composite cast iron A frame was provided by Taylors in 1897, and the ring was augmented from 6 to 8, with two treble bells being added. The subscribers included the Misses Paget and Philo Laos Mills Esq as acknowledged by the then vicar, Rev Frank Boykett: ‘2 bells [have been] added to complete the octave in commemoration of Her Majesty’s Jubilee.’ Physical details of this ring are as follows:

	Size	Weight
1	27?"	4.3.18
2	28?"	5.0.5
3	29¾"	5.0.2
4	33¼"	6.1.5
5	34½"	6.2.1
6	37½"	9.1.1
7	42"	11.2.3
8 E	45¼"	14.3.15

Of these, the 3rd (now the service bell) is the work of John de Stafford of Leicester c1350. The old 4th, 5th and 7th were the work of George (I) Oldfield, the 6th by the Mellours family, and the tenor by Thomas (I) Hedderly.

In 1935 the whole ring of eight bells was rehung and fitted with roller bearings, again by Taylors.

At the west end of the north aisle is a framed description of the bells compiled in 1958 by Ronald A Bartlem, a bellringer and later an alderman.

After problems with cracking in the tower the entire ring, with the exception of the third which became the service bell, was recast and hung afresh in a cast iron H frame with full modern fittings. The service bell was hung for swing chiming on its own fittings, including a wooden headstock, in the upper frame of the old A frame on wooden top and bottom cills. The original inscription band of the sixth bell was preserved in the village museum.

After recasting the bells were significantly smaller and lighter than before. Details of the current ring are as follows:

	Inscription	Size	Weight
1	To the Glory of God These two bells were hung in 1897 in commemoration of the sixtieth year of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria RECAST 1969	22½"	2.3.1
2	* Iohn Taylor and Co * Founders * Loughborough * 1897 RECAST 1969 IN MEMORY OF JOSEPH WALTON HORSPOOL	23?"	3.0.10
3	* JOHN TAYLOR & CO * FOUNDER * LOUGHBOROUGH * 1969 THIS BELL CALLED ST. PETER REPLACES THE OLD THIRD RETAINED AS A PRIESTS BELL	25"	3.1.23
4	GOD SAVE THE CHVRCH 1652 RECAST 1969 IN MEMORY OF JAMES HENRY STRETTON VICARS WARDEN 1949-61	26?"	3.3.10
5	I sweetly toling men do call to taste on meats that feed the soule 1620 RECAST 1969	28½"	4.1.20
6	Celorum xte placcat tibi rex sonus iste RECAST 1969	29¾"	4.2.24
7	ALL GLORY BEE TO GOD ON HIGH 1663 RECAST 1969	32¾"	6.2.17
8 G#	MY SOUND IT IS TO EACH MAN TO CALL TO SERVE THE LORD BOTH GREAT AND SMALL THOMAS HEDDERLY MADE ME IN 1763. THOMAS SARGENT CHURCHWARDEN RECAST 1969	37"	9.1.24
Service Bell	VOCOR SANCTE JOHANNES	29¾"

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Address of Tower: St Peter Church St Ruddington, Nottinghamshire England Still Operational: yes Number of bells in tower?: 8 Relevant website?: [Web Link] Rate tower: Not listed Tours or visits allowed in tower?: Not listed

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