| Towcester, Northamptonshire
12 bells 23-1-16 in E
Towcester originally had a ring of six dating from
1725. These were replaced in 1989 with the current twelve. The back
eight came from Christ
Church Todmorden and were cast in 1897, these were augmented
to twelve with four new bells, part of the inscription on the treble
reads "We rang sir and kept awake and into twelve the bells
did make."
The first peal on the new bells was rung by the
local band in 1990. The recording was performed by a local band
and consisted of spliced Surprise Maximus in two methods, the first
of which, seconds place Phobos, had not been rung before, and Countesthorpe.
The band consisted of:
1 Barry E Saunders
2 Graham C Paul
3 Hannah L Wilby
4 John I White
5 Joanne C Lovell
6 Barbara A Foster
7 Ann Wilby
8 William Barter
9 John M Thurman
10 James Clatworthy
11 Michael P A Wilby
12 Andrew W R Wilby (C)
| Bell |
Diameter |
Weight |
Treble |
2' 0 1/2" |
4-1-22 |
2nd |
2' 1 1/2" |
4-2-22 |
3rd |
2' 2 1/2" |
4-2-18 |
4th |
2' 3 1/2" |
4-3-8 |
5th |
2' 5" |
6-0-24 |
6th |
2' 6" |
6-2-8 |
7th |
2' 8 1/2" |
7-3-10 |
8th |
2' 11" |
8-2-26 |
9th |
3' 2" |
10-3-18 |
10th |
3' 4" |
12-2-6 |
11th |
3' 8 1/2" |
17-0-18 |
Tenor |
4' 2 1/2" |
23-1-16 |
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