The Tenor Bell – The Ringers’ Bell

The old tenor bell was inscribed:

MEARS AND STAINBANK, FOUNDERS, LONDON, 1899

R.W. PITT  RECTOR

L.W. SEWELL

F. WILSON    CHURCHWARDENS

This inscription was on the 3rd, 6th and tenor bells

The new tenor bell is inscribed:

THE RINGERS’ BELL

COMMEMORATING

HERBERT HOWLETT, THOMAS SIMMONS

BRIDGET HEIGHTON, NEVILLE FENN,

DAVID HEIGHTON

AND ALL SAXLINGHAM RINGERS

PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE

on the reverse

THE TOWER WAS RESTORED

AND THE BELLS HUNG

WITH THE AID OF

A GRANT FROM

THE HERITAGE LOTTERY FUND

AND A BEQUEST FROM

JACK AND PEGGY ARMSTRONG

 New 8th bell - The Ringers' Bell New 8th bell

The Seventh Bell – The Churchwardens Bell

The old seventh bell, now hung as the clock bell, is inscribed:

ANNO DOMINI 1616

 Plus the mark of William Brend

7th bell, now hung as the clock bell The old 7th bell 7th bell - part of inscription

The new seventh bell is inscribed:

THE CHURCHWARDENS BELL

COMMEMORATING

NINA GIBSON

CECIL GIBSON (CHURCHWARDEN 1946 – 1971)

AND ALL SAXLINGHAM CHURCHWARDENS

PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE

on the reverse

REV. A D MILLER – VICAR

G J BLYTH AND L W ROBERTS

CHURCHWARDENS

New 7th Bell - The Churchwardens' Bell

The new 7th bell New 7th bell, reverse

The Sixth Bell

The old sixth bell was inscribed:

MEARS AND STAINBANK, FOUNDERS, LONDON, 1899

R.W. PITT RECTOR

L.W. SEWELL

F. WILSON    CHURCHWARDENS

This inscription was on the 3rd, 6th and tenor bells

The new sixth bell is inscribed:

FOR THE BELLS ARE

THE VOICE OF THE CHURCH

GIVEN BY

JAN AND JEFF FOX

AND THEIR CHILDREN

MATTHEW SIMON PAUL AND SARAH

IN THANKSGIVING FOR A

HAPPY LIFE IN SAXLINGHAM

on the reverse

GIVING THANKS FOR

THEIR GRANDDAUGHTERS

HOLLY, DAISY,

CHARLOTTE, ELLA

AND DANIELLE

New 6th bell New 6th bell - reverse

The Fifth Bell

The old fifth bell, now stored in the clock chamber, is inscribed:

JOHN BREND II 1651

The mark of John Brend on the 1651 5th bell The old 5th bell - 1651

The new fifth bell is inscribed:

HAPPY MEMORIES OF THE PAST

JOYFUL MOMENTS OF THE PRESENT

AND THE HOPE AND ASPIRATIONS

FOR THE FUTURE

IN MEMORY OF

ROBERT SWINCHATT

The new 5th bell

The Fourth Bell

The old fourth bell, now stored in the clock chamber, is inscribed:

1618

Plus the mark of William and Alice Brend

The old 4th bell 1618

The new fourth bell is inscribed:

GIVEN BY

TREVOR JOHN STEVENS AND

TERESA SUSAN STEVENS (NEE CROWDER)

CELEBRATING THE 25TH

ANNIVERSARY OF THEIR MARRIAGE

ON 5TH MARCH 1988

AT MULBARTON CHURCH

AND THEIR LIFE IN SAXLINGHAM

The new 4th bell

The Third Bell

The old third bell was inscribed:

MEARS AND STAINBANK, FOUNDERS, LONDON, 1899

 R. W. PITT RECTOR

L.W. SEWELL

F. WILSON   CHURCHWARDENS

This inscription was on the 3rd, 6th and tenor bells

The new third bell is inscribed:

IN MEMORY

GILBERT SAMUEL TETTEH ADDY

7.9.1926 – 27.2.2009

THE BELLS THEY SOUND SO CLEAR

A E HOUSMAN

The new 3rd bell

The Second Bell

The old second bell was inscribed:

MEARS AND STAINBANK, FOUNDERS, LONDON, 1908

WE PRAISE THEE, O GOD

The old 2nd bell

on the reverse

 DAY

HUNG

US

(The bell-hangers were from Eye, hence the eye symbol, “Day of Eye hung us”.)

Day of Eye hung us from the old 2nd bell

The new second bell is inscribed:

IN MEMORY OF

GEOFFREY SPENCER ROBERTS

1941 – 2005

LYNN AND STORM ROBERTS

New 2nd bell

The Treble Bell

This is the first of eight posts – one for each bell – noting the inscriptions from the old bell and its replacement.

Mears and Stainbank is now known as The Whitechapel Foundry.

The old treble bell was inscribed:

MEARS AND STAINBANK, FOUNDERS, LONDON

THE TREBLE AND 2ND BELL WERE GIVEN

TO COMPLETE THE OCTAVE

BY

R. W. PITT., RECTOR

1908

The old treble bell

The new treble bell is inscribed:

REMEMBER BEFORE GOD

PAUL CATTERMOLE

1941-2009

New treble bell