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The Church Bells Worcestershire The Church Bells of Worcestershire by H. B. Walters File 01: Part I: Foreword, Notes, Alphabetical List, Abberley to Bushley (Pages 1 to 58) This document is provided for you by The Whiting Society of Ringers visit www.whitingsociety.org.uk for the full range of publications and articles about bells and change ringing 1 THE CHURCH BELLS OF WORCESTERSHIRE. BY H. B. W.A.LTERS, M.A., F.S.A. FoREWORD. The publication of the Church Bells of Worcestershire is a project which has been taking shape slowly for many years. The investigation of the bells of the County was begun as long ago as 1877 by the Rev. H. T. Tilley, an ardent campano­ logist, who was ordained in that year to the cura.cy of Pershore, and devoted much of his leisure time to examining the bells of the neighbourhood, until his removal to Birmingham in 1880. He was however. also interested in Warwickshire bells, and that county had stronger claims on him ; con­ sequently his work in Worcestershire became thereafter intermittent, and it was brought to an end by his death in 1905. In 1889 my own interest in the subject was first awakened, and as long as my connexion with the county was maintained, I devoted part of many holidays to the exploration of the bells, occasionally in conjunction with my friend Tilley, but mainly with the view of supplementing his work. It may be recorded here that some of the descriptions of bells in the present account are the result of his individual researches. By the end of the last century the great majority of the parishes had been visited by us, and much valuable inform­ ation collected, some of which was embodied in a paper which I wrote in 1901 for Vol. XXV. of the Associated Archi­ tectural Societies' Reports. But circumstances did not necourage the prospect of a definite publication, and the work 2 came to a standstill for some years. It has now been revived on most satisfactory lines, thanks to the energy and generosity of this Society and its officers, and the present is the first instalment of a. complete and exhaustive survey of the bells of the county. The work will probably be completed in six instalments, and the descriptions of the bells, which are arranged alphabetically by parishes, will be followed by a final chapter, giving a general summary and a history of the 1ocal and other foundries which have contributed to enrich the towers of the county. It is a pleasure to express my warmest thanks and acknow­ ledgments to the various gentlemen by whose friendly and willing aid so much admirable work has been done which I could not accomplish myself : first and foremost to the President (Mr. E. A. B. Barnard), to whom I owe a greater debt than I can well express for the unfailing interest he has shown throughout and for the energy and perseverance which he has devoted not only to obtaining information where required, but also to the carrying out of the publication in the most satisfactory and attractive form. Secondly, to other active helpers, among whom I must specially name the Revs. J. Willis, R. A. Wilson, and R. C. Griffiths, Mr. C. A. Binyon, and Mr. J. F. Parker of Bewdley; nor must I omit to mention the valuable help given by Canon and Mrs. Bla.ke. There are also many others to whom I am indebted for help and hospitality in times past ; the list is a long one, and I trust due recognition will be given to individual helpers in the course of the work. H. B. w ALTERS. NOTE IT is hoped that the description of the bells as given in the following pages will in all cases be perfectly intelligible, even ro those who are unfamiliar with such subjects. A few notes, however, may be welcome, in explanation of certain details. Except where otherwise stated, the inscription is placed round the upper part of the bell, immediately below the ' shoulder • or angle between the ' crown ' and ' waist.' Sanctus bells and Priest's bells are indicated by the letter S in heavy type. The facsimile drawings of inscriptions in full are reduced to one-quarter size in each case, but the text blocks of separate letters or stamps are reproduced full size. The notes under the heading 1552 refer to the Inventories of Church Goods made in Edward VI's reign, those for Worcester­ shire having been published by Mackenzie Walcott in an early volume of the Assoc. Archit. Socs. Reports. Those under 1740 (the year is approximate) refer to Browne Willis's MS. list of bells in Worcestershire churches, now in the Bodleian Library; transcripts by William Cole are in the MSS. Department of the British Museum (Add. MSS. 5828). Another valuable source of information for Worcestershire bells is to be found in the MS. collections of Dr. Prattinton, of Bewdley, preserved in the Library of the Society of Antiquaries. He visited most of the Worcestershire towers about 1810-1820, and made very careful notes of the inscriptions on the bells. Further notes are to be found In Vols. II-IV of the Victori!' County History ot Worcestershire (referred to as V.O.H.), under the headings of the separate parishes, but they are not alwayc. trustworthy. H.B.W. THE CHURCH BELLS OF WORCESTERSHIRE ; THEIR INSCRIPTIONS AND HISTORY, ARRANGED ALPHA­ BETICALLY BY PARISHES. BY H. B. WALTERS, M.A., F.S.A. PART I. (ABBERLEY-BUSHLEY). ABBERLEY. OLD CHURCH. St. Michael. 1+1 bells. l. On shoulder three times, a shield with three bells. + Ave Gracia Plena Dominus Tecum. (See Fig. 2). Ting-tang. No inscription (modern). The old bell is hung in the ruins of the old church. It was cast at York about 1450-1500, by a founder whose name is thought to have been Richard Pette, from its occurrence on a similar bell in Yorkshire, but it is more likely there to refer to the donor. The late Rector of Abberley, Rev. J. L. Moilliet, thought that this bell was probably brought from Yorkshire at the Dissolution by the then Rector, John Blamyres (1514-1545}, who may have been Prior of some small monastery in that county. See Assoc. Arch. Socs. Reports, xxv., p. 572. The stamps are given full size in Fig. l. The ting-tang hangs in the ruined tower, only accessible by ladder. · It may have been put up about 1877 for temporary use while the new church was under repair. There were formerly four bells here, the inscriptions on which (taken in 1813) are given by Dr. Prattinton in his MSS. at the Society of Antiquaries as follows :- 1. GOD SAVE OVR KING 1660 2. SOLI DEO GLORIA PAX HOMINIBVS ROBERT lAMES C W 1660 3. (As No. 2 to lAMES:) & THOMAS WHITE C W 1658 4. The existing bell. The first three were evidently by John Martin of Worcester. V.O.H., iv., p. 224. H.T.T. and H.B.W., 1890. Many thanks to the late Rev. J. L. Moilliet, and to Rev. R. A. Wilson. Fig. 1. ABBERLEY (full size), ABBElU.EY. NEw CHURCH. St. Mary. Six beUs. 1~. C. & G. MEARS LONDINII 1851. On waist: l. FIDES. 2. SPES. 3. CARITAS. 4. LUX IN TENEBRIS. 5. VOX CLAMANTIS. 6. LADS DEO. Weights. and Notes:- l. 3 : 3: 14 F. 2. 4: 1:20 E flat. 3. 5:0:23 D flat. 4. 6: 1: 20 c. 5. 6:3: 4 B flat. 6. 9: 1 : 14 A flat. The Rector gives the founder's name as 'Mears & Co.,' but I have ventured to amend this, as the firm did not become • and Co.' until after C. Mears's death in 1858. Best thanks to Rev. R. A. Wilson. ABBERLEY HALL. There is here a ring or rather chime of 20 bells put up by Taylor of Loughborough in 1884 at the expense of Mr. John J oseph J ones, and commemorating various members of his family*. Each bears the name of the founder, JOHN TAYLOR & CO. BELLFOUNDERS LOUGHBOROUGH 1884 and in addition the name of a member of the Jones family. * See Chu~ch Bells, 22 May, 1885. 7 I am indebted to the Rev. R. A. Wilson for a list of the names commemorated and for details of the weights, which are appended ·herewith. The relationships are printed for elucidation, and are not given on the bells. { Lilian Blanche Jones Daughter of James Jones 3: 0: 23 1. (16) Geoffrey Algernon Jones Son of do. 3: 2: 21 2. { Francis Joseph Jones Do. do. Charlotte Ella Jones Daughter do. { Cecil Joseph Jones Son of William J<)lles (18) 3 : 5 : 0 3. Waiter Hugh Jones Son of James Jones { Frances Eveline Jones Daughter of do. 4: 2: 26 4. John Reglnald Jones Son of do. Lucy Mabel Jones Daughter of James, married 5. J ames Arthur (8) 5:1:4 i Amy Constance Jones Daughter of William 6. Elizabeth Browne Maude Jones Daughter of Willlam 5: 2: 22 7. Harriet Edlth Jones Daughter of James 7: 1: 12 8. James Arthur Jones Son of William 8: 3: 11 9. William Jones Son of James 10: 3: 4 10. Julia Jones Daughter of James 11: 1: 7 11. James Henry Jones Son of James 13:1:21 12. Florence Mary Greenup Daughter of Willlam 14: 3: 11 13. Mary Jones Daughter of James 17: 2: 7 14. Frederick William Jones Son of William 20: 3: 7 15. Sarah Jones Wife of James 24: 0: 2 16.
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