EACR - NE District © 2024
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Colchester - St Leonard-at-the-Hythe |
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6 bells, 15-0-0 in E Ground floor ringing |
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Practices: Not currently practicing |
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Sunday: No regular services |
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Contact: Email: hythe@eacr.org.uk |
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OS ref: TM013247 |
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No toilet facilities |
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In care of The Churches Conservation Trust. |
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Peals rung: http://www.cccbr.org.uk/felstead/tbid.php?tid=1242 |
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Bell |
Weight |
Note |
Diameter |
Cast |
Founder |
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1 |
4-2-7 |
C# |
28.75" |
1927 |
Alfred Bowell |
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2 |
5-3-24 |
B |
31.13" |
1755 |
Thomas Gardiner |
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3 |
9-3-7 |
A |
36.63" |
1440 |
William Chamberlain |
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4 |
11-0-7 |
G# |
38.75" |
1470 |
John Kebyll |
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5 |
12-1-7 |
F# |
41.38" |
1719 |
John Thornton |
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6 |
15-0-0 |
E |
43.88" |
1926 |
Alfred Bowell |
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Bells hung on plain bearings in a metal frame dating from 1928. They were previously hung for chiming |
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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.