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List of bells

Listing the 589 bells which have doubt as to the founder, and are standard-shaped.
Click on place name for details of all bells in the tower. Click on the header to order by that field.

| Chart by weight, by nominal or by year of casting | Summary by founder | List corresponding collections of bells | Download as CSV (CC BY-SA 4.0)

#TowerBellWeightNoteDiameterCastFounder
1Abbotsley, Cambridgeshire, S Margaret3 of 56 cwtB32.00″c1450†? John Sturdy
2Acton Scott, Shropshire, S Margaret1 of 34½ cwtE♭27.13″c1350†? John of Gloucester
3Acton Scott, Shropshire, S Margaret2 of 35 cwtD29.25″c1350†? John of Gloucester
4Addington, Greater London, S Mary5 of 64–0–18C♯28.31″c1380†? William Burford
5Albourne, West Sussex, S Bartholomew1 of chime1¼ cwtC17.88″c1300†? Adam le Potter
6Alkborough, Lincolnshire, S John Bapt1 of 3C32.50″c1500†? Richard Mellours
7Alton Priors, Wiltshire, All Saints2 of 34–0–21F26.50″c1709? William and Robert Cor
8Alveston, Gloucestershire, S Helen3 of 64½ cwtB29.00″1635†? John I Pennington ('IP')
9Amesbury, Wiltshire, S Mary & S Melor4 of 86–2–23B♭33.50″[1728–1741]†? John Cor
10Angersleigh, Somerset, S Michael3 of 65–0–10D♭30.75″c1450†? Robert Norton
11Angersleigh, Somerset, S Michael5 of 68–3–21B♭35.75″c1456†? John Danyell
12Ansford, Somerset, S Andrew3 of 62–2–10E23.88″c1350†? Bristol foundry
13Arthingworth, Northamptonshire, S Andrew5 of 67–2–20G♯35.50″1598†? Robert I Newcombe
14Ashover, Derbyshire, All SaintsSanctus[1785–1793]? George Hedderly
15Ashurst, Kent, S Martin of Tours1 of chime2–1–16E24.25″1612†? Stephen Swan
16Askerswell, Dorset, S Michael3 of 64–3–0C♯29.13″1619? George Purdue
17Aston Sub Edge, Gloucestershire, S Andrew1 of chime1820? John Rudhall
18Aston Tirrold, Oxfordshire, S Michael3 of 65–3–8B31.88″c1599†? Salisbury foundry
19Atherton, Greater Manchester, S Philip1 of chime12.00″[1870–1898]? James Barwell
20Aughton, Lancashire, S Saviour1 of chime24.00″? Brassfoundry
21Avening, Gloucestershire, Holy Cross2 of 65–2–21C♯30.44″1628? Roger I Purdue
22Avening, Gloucestershire, Holy Cross4 of 67–0–11A♯34.94″1628? Roger I Purdue
23Avening, Gloucestershire, Holy Cross5 of 67–0–27G♯36.00″c1756? Abel Rudhall
24Ayston, Rutland, S Mary V1 of 45½ cwtC29.75″c1550†? Robert I Newcombe
25Ayston, Rutland, S Mary V2 of 46 cwtB31.50″c1365†? John Rufford
26Badshot Lea, Surrey, S George1 of chime¾ cwtB17.06″c1850? Naylor, Vickers & Co
27Bagby, North Yorkshire, S Mary1 of chime1723? Edward I Seller
28Banbury, Oxfordshire, S Leonard1 of chimec1899? Naylor, Vickers & Co
29Barford St John, Oxfordshire, S JohnSanctus14.25″1848? Whitechapel (generic)
30Barrington, Somerset, Blessed Virgin Mary4 of 68–2–11G♯37.50″1668? T S
31Barrowden, Rutland, S Peter4 of 66–1–14B♯32.07″1595†? Francis Watts
32Barrowden, Rutland, S Peter5 of 66–0–15A♯33.13″c1570†? Thomas II Newcombe
33Basford, Nottinghamshire, S LeodegariusDisused32.50″c1500†? Richard Mellours
34Bathampton, Somerset, S Nicholas4 of 64–3–4C♯29.75″c1540†? Henry Jeffries
35Bayford, Somerset, Mission Room1 of chime[from 1831]? John Taylor & Co
36Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, S Mary & All SaintsSanctus¾ cwt14.00″c1870? Brassfoundry
37Beaudesert, Warwickshire, S Nicholas1 of 62–2–0G♯23.00″1817? Thomas II Mears
38Bedingham, Norfolk, S Andrew5 of 58 cwtA35.00″c1530†? John Aleyn
39Bedstone, Shropshire, S Mary1 of chime19.75″1684? Thomas Roberts
40Berden, Essex, S Nicholas2 of chime30.00″1613†? James Butler
41Bethersden, Kent, S Margaret4 of 610 cwtA38.50″c1335†? Peter de Weston
42Bicknoller, Somerset, S George4 of 66–0–27A♯33.63″c1440†? Exeter foundry
43Birdbrook, Essex, S Augustine3 of chime31.75″1570†? Norwich foundry
44Birdham, West Sussex, S James1 of chime25.25″c1350†? Alan Rous(e)
45Birmingham, West Midlands, Metropolitan Cath Ch of S Chad (RC)Angelus2 cwtB♭20.13″c1895? Charles Carr
46Bishop's Caundle, Dorset, dedication unknown4 of 56–2–12B♭33.25″1627? Richard I Purdue
47Bishopsbourne, Kent, S Mary1 of chime2–2–14G22.75″1597†? Robert Mot
48Bishopston, City of Bristol, S Michael & All Angels1 of chime14.00″c1850? Llewellins & James
49Bishopston, City of Bristol, S Michael & All Angels2 of chime22.00″1868? Llewellins & James
50Blakenhall, West Midlands, former ch of S LukeSanctus¾ cwt13.88″c1850? Charles & George Mears
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| Chart by weight, by nominal or by year of casting | Summary by founder | List corresponding collections of bells | Download as CSV (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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