This complete ring is in an oak frame, by Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel 1905, and replaced bells that had become cracked beyond repair, cast in 1802 by Thomas Mears of London. In 1998 all the bells were rehung on ball bearings, retuned, and the fittings re-furbished, as part of the “Ringing in the Millennium” scheme. The funding for this work was raised by the Community of Wivenhoe together with donations from charitable trusts and grants from the Millennium Commission.
Inscriptions & other information
Bell
Treble
May God bless all whom we call to this Church and Parish
2
Prosperity
3
When sweetly chimes this bellO’er sea and hill and dellMay Jesus Christ be praised
4
For the honour of God and the use of this Church these bells were raised
5
Lord may this bell for ever bea tuneful voice o’er land and seaTo call thy people unto thee
Tenor
This peal of bells was recast and rehung AD1905 the cost defrayed by public subscriptionSinclair Carolyn MA RectorF C Price J E Heath, Chruchwardens
To commemorate the 1998 restoration, a brass plaque has been placed on the Tenor headstock which reads:
Revd. David Thomas RectorJohn Williams ChurchwardenJoan Barratt ChurchwardenAdrienne Wood Tower CaptainRestoration work by White’s of AppletonRe-tuning by Whitechapel Bell Foundry
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