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The Essex Association of Change Ringers

North Eastern District

Colchester, St Leonard-at-the-Hythe
Colchester, St Leonard-at-the-Hythe

St Leonard-at-the-Hythe

6 bells, 15-0-0 in E    Ground floor ringing

Practices: by arrangement

Sunday: No regular services

 
Contact:
Steven Clarke Mob: 07774-037316
stevenclarke292@btinternet.com

OS ref: TM013247 

No toilet facilities

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In care of The Churches Conservation Trust.

Peals rung: http://www.cccbr.org.uk/felstead/tbid.php?tid=1242

Bell

Weight

Note

Diameter

Cast

Founder

1

4-2-7

C#

28.75"

1927

Alfred Bowell

2

5-3-24

B

31.13"

1755

Thomas Gardiner

3

9-3-7

A

36.63"

1440

William Chamberlain

4

11-0-7

G#

38.75"

1470

John Kebyll

5

12-1-7

F#

41.38"

1719

John Thornton

6

15-0-0

E

43.88"

1926

Alfred Bowell

Unused

 

Ab

37.75"

1679

John Darbie

Bells hung on plain bearings in a metal frame dating from 1928. They were previously hung for chiming

Information on the inscriptions supplied by Steven Clarke
 

1,    ALFRED BOWELL.FOUNDER.IPSWICH

       " O GIVE THANKS UNTO THE LORD"

            FOR HE IS GOOD.

            GIVEN BY BARRON TRUST 1926.

 2,    JOHN KIRBY * WILLIAM SLINGER * C-W   T-C

                **** FECIT *** 1755

 3,    BENEDICTUM  SIT  NOMEN  DOMINI   1450     1ST PERSON TRINITY

 4,  IN MULTIS  ANNIS  REFONET  CAMPANA  IOHANNES  1470     ST JOHN

 5,  Wm * ROWGHT* TH*MATHEWS* Ch * WD *IN*THORNTON*FECIT***1719. REMEMBER ** MY ** SOUND.X

 6, THOU * GARDINER ** DID ME CAST** I WILL SING HIS PRAISE TO THE LAST. 1755 ***

        RECAST BY ALFRED BOWELL.IPSWICH.1926.

 

ALL REHUNG BY A.BOWELL IN A METAL FRAME 1926.

 

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