{"id":2254,"date":"2012-06-07T14:53:01","date_gmt":"2012-06-07T13:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ducklingtonchurch.org.uk\/?page_id=2254"},"modified":"2024-07-29T16:58:20","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T15:58:20","slug":"bells-the-bells","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ducklingtonchurch.org.uk\/?page_id=2254","title":{"rendered":"Bells, the bells!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&nbsp;The Bells<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A western tower containing a ring of six bells; Tenor 32 \u00bd\u201d diameter in C and a Sanctus bell 13 \u00bd\u201d in diameter.<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"120\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>BELL<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"198\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>DESCRIPTION<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"43\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>CWT<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"55\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>QRS<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"47\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>LBS<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"120\">Treble<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"198\">Mears and Stainbank.&nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whitechapelbellfoundry.co.uk\/\">Whitechapel Foundry, London<\/a> 1859.<br \/>\n\u201cO hark to what it sings<br \/>\nAs joyously it rings<br \/>\nMay Jesus Christ be praised\u201d<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"43\">\n<p align=\"center\">3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"55\">\n<p align=\"center\">0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"47\">\n<p align=\"center\">4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"120\">2<sup>nd<\/sup><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"198\">Robert Costard.&nbsp; John Gibbs C.W.&nbsp; 1708<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"43\">\n<p align=\"center\">3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"55\">\n<p align=\"center\">1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"47\">\n<p align=\"center\">0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"120\">3<sup>rd<\/sup><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"198\">Cantate Domino Canticum Nowm 1708<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"43\">\n<p align=\"center\">3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"55\">\n<p align=\"center\">2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"47\">\n<p align=\"center\">0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"120\">4<sup>th<\/sup><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"198\">William Bagley and Henry Bagley mad us all 1708<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"43\">\n<p align=\"center\">3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"55\">\n<p align=\"center\">3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"47\">\n<p align=\"center\">0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"120\">5<sup>th<\/sup><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"198\">William Bagley made mee 1708<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"43\">\n<p align=\"center\">4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"55\">\n<p align=\"center\">1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"47\">\n<p align=\"center\">0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"120\">Tenor<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"198\">W. Hinton &amp; J. Baglees C. Wardens R. Taylor &amp; Sons. Founders MDCCCXX1X<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"43\">\n<p align=\"center\">5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"55\">\n<p align=\"center\">1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"47\">\n<p align=\"center\">11<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"120\">Sanctus Bell<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"198\">1633<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"43\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"55\">\n<p align=\"center\">2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"47\">\n<p align=\"center\">0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>From the Bagley bell catalogue, published in 1732, we learn that a ring of five was cast for Ducklington by W &amp; H Bagley in 1708.&nbsp; The tenor was recast by Messrs. Taylor in 1829 and the present treble added in 1889.&nbsp; The Sanctus is by James Keene of Woodstock.&nbsp; Two cannons of the 5<sup>th<\/sup> are missing.<br \/>\nThe Sanctus is hung for chiming.<br \/>\nThe gear of the tenor is by Messrs. Taylor and is contemporary with the bell.&nbsp; The rest of the gear is by Mr F. White<br \/>\n<b><i>From \u201cThe Church Bells of Oxfordshire\u201d by Frederick Sharpe<br \/>\n<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>St Bartholomew&#8217;s has a long established bell ringing team currently led by <em><strong>Richard Ford<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp; <em><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Training is on <em><strong>Wednesday<\/strong><\/em> evenings&nbsp; sometimes followed by a refreshing beverage or two at &nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebellinnducklington.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Bell<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; just to keep their strength up!<\/p>\n<p>The team comprises all age groups and new ringers are always welcome.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We also have a hand bells team which, until recently, was led by Chris Putt who, for many years, was also the Tower Captain.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The hand bells team is also made up of a varied age group and is a skill that can be learnt by all &#8211; you do NOT need to be able to read music.&nbsp; Practice night is Tuesday, in church; new members are always welcome.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;The Bells A western tower containing a ring of six bells; Tenor 32 \u00bd\u201d diameter in C and a Sanctus bell 13 \u00bd\u201d in diameter. 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