Bell Tower - Church of the Holy Cross - Epperstone, Nottinghamshire - Bell Towers on Waymarking.com

Bell tower of the Church of the Holy Cross, Epperstone, with a ring of 4 bells.

"The tower contains 4 bells:

	Inscription	Size	Weight
1	GOD SAVE HIS CHVRCH 1742	28½"	c 4 cwt
2	GOD SAVE HIS CHVRCH 1729	29"	c 4½ cwt
3 B flat	JHESUS BE OUR SPEDE 1590	32"	c 6 cwt
4 F	I : TAYLOR AND CO FOUNDERS LOUGHBOROUGH 1865	44?"	15.0.2

Throsby recorded in the 1790s that the church had three bells, as did the Cole manuscript of 1740. All three of these older bells are still to be found hung from headstocks in the old type V wooden bell frame.

The tenor was added in 1865 as a strike bell for the clock. It is hung dead from a beam passing from frame to window cill, and is pitched one fourth lower than the other three bells. All bells retain their canons.

The treble bears the decorations used by the Oldfields, but was cast by Thomas Hedderly, soon after he had taken over the Long Row foundry in Nottingham. The inscription is in small neat capital letters. The second is the work of William Noone. The third is a good bell by Henry II Oldfield using the B type capital letters."

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"The tower is late 13th or early 14th century. The octagonal spire is later and in part had to be rebuilt following a lightning strike in 1821, at a cost of £49. It is of a different stone from the tower.

An impressive 15th century feature is the very tall arched opening into the tower."

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Address of Tower: Church of the Holy Cross Main Street Epperstone, Nottinghamshire England NG14 6BJ Still Operational: yes Number of bells in tower?: 4 Relevant website?: [Web Link] Rate tower: Not listed Tours or visits allowed in tower?: Not listed

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