Old Cumbria Gazetteer
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| place:- | ring of bells, Beetham | |
| site name:- | St Michael and All Angels Church | |
| locality:- | Beetham | |
| parish |
Beetham parish, once in
Westmorland
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| county:- | Cumbria | |
| ring of bells | ||
| coordinates:- |
SD49607956 | |
| 10Km square:- |
SD47
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| 1Km square | SD4979 | |
| source:- |
Dove 2009
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| diocese:- | Carlisle Diocese | |
| coordinates:- |
SD496796 | |
| coordinates:- |
54d 12.6m N 2d 46.4m W | |
| locality:- | Beetham | |
| Dove data |
number of bells: 6
weight of tenor: 9 cwt 3 qtr 0 lb (1092lbs) pitch of tenor: G (782Hz) scale:- G, A, B, C, D, E First 6 notes; intervals TTSTT; G major. SUMMARY Bells 1-3 cast by Mears and Stainbank, 1889; 4 and 5 by John Taylor and Co, 1880; 6 by Abel Rudhall, 1748.Dove 2009 | |
| Data courtesy of the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers | ||
| notes |
[Early in 1748 the Tenor Bell being burst it was decided to
have it recast and it was sent by sea from Milnthorpe to
Bristol or Chepstow and thence conveyed to Gloucester where
it was originally cast. On 28th November it was put on board
a vessel bound from Liverpool to Milnthorpe ...]
Hilton, Rob: 1933: Ancient History of the Church of St Michael and All Angels Beetham: Wilson, Titus (Kendal, Westmorland) | |
| notes |
There was a bell here in 1663. A 'middle bell' was cast by
William Whitwell, at Kendal, 1684. The 'great bell' was
recast by Abel Rudhall, Gloucester, 1748. The 1663 and 1684
bells were recast by John Taylor and Co, Loughborough, 1880.
Three new bells, the 'Jubilee Bells' were cast by Mears and
Stainbank, Whitechapel, London, 1889.
Treble inscribed:- [God bless the hands united / God bless the hearts made one / The gift of Lord Stanley of Preston, Governor-General of Canada, / May 31st. 1889.] Bell 2 inscribed:- ['Deum Coele Serva' / Given by G. W. Cole, Vicar, 1889.] Bell 3 inscribed:- [Queen Victoria's Jubilee 1887 / 'May all in truth and harmony rejoice / To honour Church and Queen with heart and voice'] Tenor inscribed:- [Daniel Wilson, esq. Jas. Smyth, Vicar, AR 1748, Rudhall.] Buchanan, Alexander (ed): 2008: Beetham and the Parish Church of St Michael and All Angels: Buchanan, Alexander:: leaflet available in church | |
| Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008 | ||
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