Bell Tower - St. Winifred - Kingston on Soar, Nottinghamshire - Bell Towers on Waymarking.com

Bell tower of St Winifred's church, Kingston on Soar.

Kingston on Soar, Notts S Winifred
Bells
Bell	Weight	Nominal	Note	Diameter	Dated	Founder	Canons	Turning
1	3-1-25		F	25.00"	1937	John Taylor & Co	F
2	4-0-27		Eb	27.00"	1920	John Taylor & Co	F
3	5-0-9		Db	29.00"	1920	John Taylor & Co	F
4	5-1-14		C	30.50"	1900	John Taylor & Co	F
5	7-2-2		Bb	34.00"	1900	John Taylor & Co	F
6	9-3-24	844.0	Ab	38.00"	1900	John Taylor & Co	F

Frames
Frame	Bells	Year	Material	Maker	Truss	Layout
1	1,2,3,4,5,6	1900	Cast iron	Loughborough Bellfoundry

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"There are six bells, all cast at Taylor’s bell foundry, Loughborough. They are hung in a cast-iron frame, Pickford Type 8.3C: ‘H’ castings mounted on beams and braced above.

According to Magill when the tower was built in 1900 provision was made for eight bells.

Three bells, the current tenors, were hung in 1900. A fourth bell (the current third) was added as a parish war memorial, and two more were added afterwards.

The bells were re-hung in 1975 on modern bearings due to original bearings being severely worn. The Southwell Diocesan Guild of Bell Ringers made a grant for the work.

Details are as follows:

	Inscription	Size	Weight
1	1937	25"	3.1.25
2	Oak leaves 1920	27"	4.0.27
3	Oak leaves 1920 IN MEMORY OF THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919	29"	5.0.9
4	JOHN TAYLOR & CO FOUNDERS LOUGHBOROUGH 1900	30½"	5.1.14
5	As 4	34"	7.2.2
6 A flat	As 4	38"	9.3.24

Prior to 1900 there were two bells, one without inscription, and one by C & G Mears and dated 1850.

In 1628, one John Hudson was presented to the Archdeacon for the following misdemeanour:

…and also for ringing the bell in the church out of order and turning them over and sometimes leaving them standing on end and the wind blowing them down in the night as though something were amiss by fire in the town."

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Address of Tower: St Winifred The Green Kingston-on-Soar, Nottinghamshire England NG11 0DA Still Operational: yes Number of bells in tower?: 6 Relevant website?: [Web Link] Rate tower: Not listed Tours or visits allowed in tower?: Not listed

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