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Bells
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Towcester has an active team of bell ringers. A bequest board under the tower details the history of the present peal of bells, which were installed in 1990. They include eight bells originally cast in 1897 by Taylors, for Christ Church, Todmorden, West Yorkshire, and four new bells cast for St Lawrence in 1989. Prior to that there were six bells hung on an old timber frame. One of these earlier bells, a treble cast by Richard Chandler in 1725, and donated by Mr. William Henchman, was recast in 1935 and finally recast in 1989 as the treble bell of the new peal.
The present bells are:
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Bell |
Weight |
Inscription |
Founder |
Date |
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Cwt. |
Qrs. |
Lbs. |
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Treble |
4 |
1 |
22 |
The gift of the St Lawrence Society of Ringers "Ring Boyes and Keep Awake for Mr William Henchman's sake"
"We rang Sir and Kept Awake and into Twelve the Bells did Make" |
J.Taylor & Co. |
1989 |
2nd |
4 |
2 |
22 |
"In Memory of Vera Doreen Robinson nee Orland 1923-1989"
"The Gift of Her Very Dear Friend John Watson of Canada, her Daughters Lesley and Elaine and Sisters Kay and Joan" |
J.Taylor & Co. |
1989 |
3rd |
4 |
2 |
18 |
"Given to the glory of God and Remembering the Oldham Family who served this Church and Town 1873-1964" |
J.Taylor & Co. |
1989 |
4th |
4 |
3 |
8 |
"O Quam Beatum Laudare Dominum 1626 JK"
"The gift of James, Valerie, Jonathan and Robert Clatworthy"
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J.Taylor & Co. |
1989 |
5th |
6 |
0 |
22 |
"To God the Father" |
J.Taylor & Co. |
1897 |
6th |
6 |
2 |
8 |
"God the Son" |
J.Taylor & Co. |
1897 |
7th |
7 |
3 |
12 |
"And God the Spirit" |
J.Taylor & Co. |
1897 |
8th |
8 |
3 |
0 |
"Three in One" |
J.Taylor & Co. |
1897 |
9th |
10 |
3 |
16 |
"Be Honour, Praise" |
J.Taylor & Co. |
1897 |
10th |
13 |
2 |
6 |
"And Glory Given" |
J.Taylor & Co. |
1897 |
11th |
17 |
0 |
24 |
"By All in Earth" |
J.Taylor & Co. |
1897 |
12th |
23 |
1 |
13 |
"And All in Heaven" |
J.Taylor & Co. |
1897 |
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