Bell Tower - St Mary Magdalene - Wardington, Oxfordshire - Bell Towers on Waymarking.com

Bell Tower of St Mary Magdalene's church, Wardington, with a ring of 6 bells.

Wardington, Oxfordshire S Mary Magd
Bells
Bell	Weight	Nominal	Note	Diameter	Dated	Founder	Canons	Turning
1	7-0-4	1061.0	C	33.00"	1685	Matthew I & Henry II Bagley	R
2	8-0-0	948.0	Bb	34.75"	1791	John Briant	R
3	8-3-10	842.0	Ab	37.00"	1795	John Briant	R
4	9-2-10	796.0	G	39.00"	1841	John Taylor	R
5	10-3-6	709.0	F	41.00"	1669	Henry I Bagley	R
6	16-3-16	631.0	Eb	46.75"	1682†	Henry II Bagley	R

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

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The church consists of chancel, nave, north and south aisles, vestry (on the north side of the chancel), south chapel, south porch, and an embattled west tower.

"the tower which was added to the nave in the late 14th/early 15th century. In the bell chamber of the tower there are six bells dating from 1669 to 1841. The numbers one (treble), five and six (tenor) bells were cast at the Bagel foundry in nearby Chacombe. The treble, is inscribed “Feare God and Honour The King 1685”, the fifth “Bagley of Chacomb Made Mee 1669”, and the tenor bell “John Webb and John Langley Churchwardens H.B. l682”. The other three, Nos 2, 3, and 4, dated, 1791, 1795, and 1841 respectively, are replacements of the originals which were also cast in Chacombe. All six bells were rehung in 1998. The high window of the tower is a “Perpendicular” triple-light of stained glass."

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"The Bells (6) 16-3-16
Draught: Long with Guides
Audibility: 2 - (On a scale of 1 to 5, 1=faint 5=very loud)

Access to ringing chamber: Ground floor. Access via South porch.

The following information comes from Andrew Bull
The inscriptions are taken from F. Sharpe The Church Bells of Oxfordshire. He visited the tower in 1950.
 

Frame: Cast-iron side pattern
Gear: Elm headstocks, Plate gudgeons, Plain brass bearings, Traditional English-type wheels, Traditional stays.
Rehung and retuned: Taylor 1999.
George Dawson provided the revised weights and diameters.

A ring of 6, tenor 16-3-16, diameter 46¾”, tuned to E^b

Bell	Weight cwt-qr-lb	Diametre	Strike note	Date cast	Founder	Foundry location	Inscription
Treble	7-0-4	33	C	1685	Henry & Matthew Bagley	Chacombe	FEARE [V2] GOD [V2] AND [V2] HONNOR [V2] THE [V2] KING [V2] 1685 [Fleur-de-lys] [Royal Arms]
2	8-0-0	34¾	Bb	1791	John Briant	Hertford	WM COLE & RD GOODMAN C W J BRIANT HARTFORD FECIT 1791
3	8-3-10	37	Ab	1795	John Briant	Hertford	: J : BRIANT HERTFORD FECIT 1795 :
4	9-2-10	39	G	1841	John Taylor	Oxford	JOHN TAYLOR BELL FOUNDER OXFORD & LOUGHBOROUGH 1841.
5	10-3-6	41	F	1669	Henry Bagley I	Chacombe	BAGLEY [B10] OF [B10] CHACOMB [B10] MADE [B10] MEE [B10] 1669 [B10] [R13] [B10]
Tenor	16-3-16	46¾	Eb	1682	Henry Bagley II	Chacombe	[Border, Q7, all round bell] IOHN [V2] WEBB [V2] AND [V2] IOHN [V2] LANGLEY [V2] CHVRCH WARDENS [V2] H[Q13]B [Q13] 1682 [Q13]

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Address of Tower: St Mary Magdalene Wardington, Oxfordshire England OX17 1RS 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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