Bell Tower - St Mary Magdalene - Wardington, Oxfordshire
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N 52° 06.787 W 001° 17.070
30U E 617468 N 5775008
Bell Tower of St Mary Magdalene's church, Wardington, with a ring of 6 bells.
Waymark Code: WM12C5T
Location: South East England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/25/2020
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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 Eb
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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