Bell Tower - St Cuthbert's church, Shustoke, Warwickshire - Bell Towers on Waymarking.com

Bell tower, St Cuthbert's, Shustoke.

Shustoke, Warks S Cuthbert
Bells
Bell	Weight	Nominal	Note	Diameter	Dated	Founder	Canons	Turning
1	3-2-3	1377.5	E#	25.50"	1950	John Taylor & Co	F	N
2	4-2-0	1233.5	D#	27.25"	1887	John Taylor & Co	Y	N
3	4¾cwt	1093.0	C#	28.75"	1698	William Bagley	Y	N
4	5¼cwt	964.0	B	30.75"	1698	William Bagley	Y	N
5	7½cwt	920.5	A#	34.00"	1768	Lester & Pack	Y	N
6	10½cwt	811.5	G#	39.13"	1768	Lester & Pack	Y	N

Frames
Frame	Bells	Year	Material	Maker	Truss	Layout
1	1,2,3,4,5,6	1769	Oak	J(?osiah?) Radford

"These bells are tonally "different" to most rings of 6, being in the "minor" key. They sound the notes 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 of a ring of 8. The frame for six is dated 1769, but there were only five bells until 1950. The inscription on the 3rd bell of 6 clearly indicates that Bagley installed a ring of 5 in 1698.

The present second, dated 1887, was recast after lightning damage to the spire in 1886 and its fittings are by Taylors. Originally it was by William Brooke of Bromsgrove, 1736, though it was delivered to Edgbaston. The same bell had previously been recast there in 1733, at the second attempt to get a good bell. The two tenors were recast at Whitechapel in 1768. The back four were rehung in 1883 by Robert Summers of Tamworth in Arden, a millwright who also worked as a bellhanger, at a cost of £85/10/-. Taylors rehung the back five on ball bearings in 1924. None of the bells have been quarter turned.

This "spired" church is easily visible from some distance and is situated at the "Furnace End" edge of the village."

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Address of Tower: St Cuthbert Church End Shustoke, Warwickshire England B46 2LD 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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