Transferred rings

#	Completed	Origin	Destination	Description	Contractor
1		Porthmadog, Gwynedd, Wales, S John Div	Betws-y-coed, Conwy, Wales, S Mary	The ring of eight from Porthmadog to be transferred to Betws y Coed. Bells to be conserved, cleaned, tuned and have their Doncaster canons removed. New cast iron headstocks, gudgeons and bearings to be manufactured. Bell wheels to be re-soled and re-shrouded and other fittings restored or replaced as necessary. Cast iron bell frame sides to be cleaned and fitted to a new galvanised steel base grillage. Existing 12 cwt clock bell from Betws y Coed to be hung dead on a new galvanised steel bell frame	John Taylor & Co
2	2024	Oldham, Greater Manchester, S Mark, Glodwick	Rochdale, Greater Manchester, S Chad	The ring of 8 from Glodwick augmented to 10 bells and hung in a new 10 bell frame at St Chad's, Rochdale.	Blyth & Co
3	2023	Church, Lancashire, S James	Over Kellet, Lancashire, S Cuthbert	Bells 2,3,4,6,7 from ring of 8 previously hung at Church Kirk, Lancs transferred to Over Kellet as bells 3,4,5,7,8 of a remodelled ring of 8. Bells 1 and 5 from Church to be transferred elsewhere whilst the tenor was scrapped.	John Taylor & Co
4	2023	Hanley, Staffordshire, former ch of S John Ev	Stafford, Staffordshire, S Mary	Ring installed in a number of new frames at St Mary, Stafford, and augmented to 12 with a flat 6th. Try out 7 Mar 2023.	Nicholson Engineering Ltd
5	2023	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, S Bartholomew, Burnley	Wahroonga, New South Wales, Australia, S John	Having been sold for reuse in the Perth area and tuned in 2018, the bells from Burnley were acquired in 2023 by Wahroonga and hung in a locally manufactured frame	Thomas Perrins
6	2020	Widnes, Cheshire, S Paul	Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia, Cath Ch of S Patrick (RC)	Bells 1-4, 6 and 7 from Widnes S Paul plus 2 new bells cast by Taylors transferred to form a remodelled ring of 8 at Parramatta.	Matthew Higby & Co
7	2020	Taunton, Somerset, Potters Yard Campanile	Holcombe, Somerset, Potters Yard Ring	Bells formerly at Potters Yard, Taunton, installed.	Matthew Higby & Co
8	2019	Clifton, Nottinghamshire, S Francis	Clifton, Nottinghamshire, Corpus Christi (RC)	Ring of 6 from Clifton, S Francis installed at Corpus Christi.	TLB Services
9	2017	Bath, Somerset, Christ Church	Ipstones, Staffordshire, S Leonard	Bells 1,2,3,5 of 8 from Christ Church, Bath, were transferred to Ipstones to form bells 2,3,4,6 of 6 at Ipstones. New bells were cast to create bells 1 and 6.
10	2016	Bollington, Cheshire, S John Bapt	Stockton Heath, Cheshire, S Thomas	Ring of 8 formerly at Bollington, Cheshire installed. 2 trebles added to make 10.	John Taylor & Co
11	2015	Chatham, Kent, Victoria Tower	Gorran, Cornwall, S Goranus	Ring of 8 from Chatham, Kent, replacing a former 6. New frame provided.	John Taylor & Co
12	2013	Halewood, Merseyside, S Nicholas	Worcester, Worcestershire, S Stephen, Barbourne	Ring installed ex Halewood, Merseyside (via Keltek)	Local labour/guild/assn
13	2012	River Thames, Greater London, Ursula Katherine	London, City of London, S James Garlickhythe	The ring of 8 in the tower on the Ursula Katherine was dismantled and installed in the new frame built into the tower of St James Garlickhythe. The ringing room moved from ground floor to upstairs.	Whitechapel Bell Foundry
14	2012	Edenbridge, Kent, Fircroft Way	River Thames, Greater London, Ursula Katherine	The bells and tower formerly erected in Edenbridge was desconstructed and re-erected on a wharf in North Greenwich beside the River Thames, from which both tower and bells were craned into a repurposed litter barge called the Ursula Katherine. The tower was fixed into the barge which was then decorated for use in the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant held on 3 Jun 2012.	Whitechapel Bell Foundry
15	2011	Homerton, Greater London, S Paul	Stone by Dartford, Kent, S Mary	The 6 bells earlier acquired from St Paul's, Homerton were tuned, but it was clear that the tenor was inferior to the rest with a large porous patch in the waist that was visible inside and out! It was therefore recast. The bells were hung in a new frame in the tower. The existing two were rehung, one stationary as a clock bell (the smaller) and the other for swing chiming. They were dedicated on the floor of the church on 16th Jan 2011.	Whitechapel Bell Foundry
16	2010	St Minver, Cornwall, S Menefrida	Nafferton, East Riding of Yorkshire, All Saints	Bells from St Minver installed at Nafferton.	John Taylor & Co
17	2009	Waterfoot, Lancashire, S James Gt	Mossley Hill, Merseyside, S Barnabas, Penny Lane	The 6 bells from Waterfoot were transferred to Penny Lane, Liverpool and hung in a new frame for 8.	Merseyside Bell Restoration Group
18	2008	Aisthorpe, Lincolnshire, S Peter	Boothby Pagnell, Lincolnshire, S Andrew		John Taylor & Co
19	2008	Denholme, West Yorkshire, S Paul	Brompton, North Yorkshire, S Thomas	The bells from Denholme were offered by the Keltek Trust, who donated the tenor.
20	2007	Stanton in Peak, Derbyshire, Holy Trinity	Hartington, Derbyshire, S Giles	Bells from Stanton in Peak were installed in the tower and augmented to 8.	John Taylor & Co
21	2007	Stoulton, Worcestershire, The Campanile	Little Eaton, Derbyshire, St Oulton Campanile		(The owner)
22	2007	Stoulton, Worcestershire, The Campanile	West Huntspill, Somerset	Ring brought from Stoulton, The Campanile.
23	2007	Newtown, Powys, Wales, S David	Wrexham, Wrexham, Wales, Cath Ch of Our Lady of Sorrows (RC)	Bells transferred to become a chime.
24	2006	Milton, Oxfordshire, S Blaise	Hackthorn, Lincolnshire, S Michael & All Angels	Bells 1,3,4,5,6 were transferred from Milton, Oxon, hung in a new steel frame with a newly cast treble. (The Milton treble was tuned down to become the 2nd.)	Hayward Mills Associates
25	c 2006	Southampton, Hampshire, New College Campus	South Stoneham, Hampshire, S Mary	The tower and bells were re-erected in the south aisle of the church of South Stoneham.	Local labour/guild/assn
26	2002	Wilton, Wiltshire, S Mary & S Nicholas	Lismore, New South Wales, Australia, S Andrew	The ring of 6 from Wilton was installed at Lismore with the addition of 2 trebles to make a ring of 8.
27	2002	Preston, Lancashire, Minster Ch of S John Ev	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Southminster Presbyterian Ch	The front 6 from Preston were hung at Pittsburgh along with 2 new trebles to create a ring of 8.	Eayre & Smith
28	c 2002	Southampton, Hampshire, Student Union Building	Southampton, Hampshire, New College Campus	Ring was transferred to the chapel on New College Campus in Southampton.	Local labour/guild/assn
29	2001	Waterloo, Greater London, S Andrew, Short Street	Walworth, Greater London, S Peter	Bells from Waterloo installed at Walworth.
30	2001	Mirfield, West Yorkshire, S Paul, Eastthorpe	Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America, Cath Ch of S Luke & S Paul	Bells from Eastthorpe augmented to 8 with 2 trebles and hung in a new frame.	Eayre & Smith
31	2000	Escrick, North Yorkshire, S Helen	Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, S Luke	The bells from Escrick were installed at Atlanta with 2 additional trebles to form a ring of 10.	Eayre & Smith
32	2000	Newchurch, Staffordshire, Christ Church	Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, S Chad	Bells from Newchurch transferred to Burton, augmented to 8 and hung in a new frame.	John Taylor & Co
33	2000	Westminster, Greater London, S Martin in the Fields	Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Bell Tower	The bells from St Martin in the Fields were hung in the newly constructed tower in Perth, known then as the Swan Tower, along with 4 trebles and 2 semitone bells.
34	2000	Dublin, Dublin, Republic of Ireland, S George (CI)	Taney, Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Christ Church (CI)		Hayward Mills Associates
35	1999	Newport, Newport, Wales, All Saints	Bassaleg, Newport, Wales, S Basil	The bells from All Saints, Newport were hung at Bassaleg to replace a ring of 6 steel bells.
36	1998	Enfield, Greater London, S Mary Magd	Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America, Grace Church Cathedral	The 8 bells from Enfield were installed at Charleston with the addition of 2 trebles to make a ring of 10.
37	1998	Oxford, Oxfordshire, S Mary Magdalen	Mandurah, Western Australia, Australia, Christ's Church	The 2 trebles of the ring from Oxford were recast and all 8 were hung in a new frame at Mandurah.	Local labour/guild/assn
38	1998	Potterton, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Butterywells Farm	Nairn, Highland, Scotland, Druim Croft Campanile	Ring transferred from Potterton to Nairn.
39	1997	Walworth, Greater London, S Peter	Limehouse, Greater London, S Anne	The ring of 8 from Walworth was installed at Limehouse in a frame for 10 bells. The framesides for the lower tier came from Rotherhithe.	Eayre & Smith
40	1997	Norton Canes, Staffordshire, S James	Branston, Leicestershire, S Guthlac	The 2nd of the ring of 6 from Norton Canes was recast and the 6 bells were hung in a new frame at Branston.	Hayward Mills Associates
41	1997	Birmingham, West Midlands, S Martin	Escrick, North Yorkshire, S Helen	The ring of 12 (including the flat 6th) was hung in a new frame at Escrick.	Whitechapel Bell Foundry
42	1997	Bolton, Greater Manchester, Holy Trinity	Preston, Lancashire, Minster Ch of S John Ev	Bells from Bolton transferred to Preston, augmented to 10 and hung in the tower at Preston.
43	1997	Bermondsey, Greater London, S James	Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Cath Ch of S James	Of the ring of 10 from Bermondsey, the 2 trebles were recast and 2 further bells added to create a ring of 12. They were hung at St James Cathedral, Toronto in a new frame.
44	1996	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Cath Ch of S Mary (RC)	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, Cath Ch of S Francis Xavier (RC)	Of the ring of 8 from St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney, the tenor was recast in 1992, and 4 trebles were added to augment the ring to 12, along with a sharp 2nd. They were hung in St Francis Xavier Cathedral, Adelaide.	Local labour/guild/assn
45	1996	Batley Carr, West Yorkshire, Holy Trinity	Horninglow, Staffordshire, S John Div	Bells were tuned by Taylors and overhauled by Eayre & Smith in 1996.	Eayre & Smith
46	1996	North Huish, Devon, S Mary	Salcombe, Devon, Holy Trinity	The tenor was recast and bells 1-4 of the 5 bells formerly at North Huish were hung at Salcombe. They were augmented with a new treble.	Whitechapel Bell Foundry
47	1996	Blackhill, Durham, S Aidan	South Shields, Tyne and Wear, S Hilda	Bells removed from Blackhill and hung in South Shields the same year.
48	1993	Rochdale, Greater Manchester, All Saints, Hamer	Caterham, Surrey, S Mary V		Whitechapel Bell Foundry
49	1993	Leicester, Leicestershire, S Mark	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia, Cath Ch of S Saviour	Bells formerly at St Mark's, Leicester, hung in a new frame for 12 bells in Goulburn along with 2 trebles to augment to 10.	John Taylor & Co
50	1992	Pendlebury, Greater Manchester, Christ Church	Church, Lancashire, S James	The eight bells were installed in St James, Church Kirk in 1992 following the disastrous fire of 1983.	John Taylor & Co
51	1992	Epsom, Surrey, Christ Church, Epsom Common	Hawley, Hampshire, Holy Trinity	The ring of 8 from Epsom was transferred to Hawley.	Local labour/guild/assn
52	1992	Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, S Mary Old Church	Pimlico, Greater London, S Saviour	The ring of 6 formerly from the old church of St Mary, Peterborough was hung in a new frame in this tower along with 2 trebles from Gosport.
53	1992	Clifton, Nottinghamshire, S Mary V	Plumtree, Nottinghamshire, S Mary	The ring of 6 from Clifton was installed at Plumtree.
54	1991	Shrewsbury, Shropshire, S Alkmund	Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America, Cath Ch of S Andrew		Eayre & Smith
55	1991	Islington, Greater London, S James Ap	Whittington, Staffordshire, S Giles	The bells from Islington were transferred to Whittington.	Local labour/guild/assn
56	1990	Norwich, Norfolk, S John de Sepulchre	Erpingham, Norfolk, S Mary	The back 6 bells originally from Norwich, S John de Sepulchre were rehung at Erpingham in the existing frame. Project was completed in time for the bells to be rung on Advent Sunday that year. The front 2 from Norwich were hung at East Harling in 1992.	Local labour/guild/assn
57	1990	Kirkheaton, West Yorkshire, S John Bapt	Sandwich, Kent, S Clement	The ring of 6 from Kirkheaton was hung at Sandwich by the Kent CACR following earlier overhaul by Whitechapel.	Local labour/guild/assn
58	1989	Todmorden, West Yorkshire, Christ Church	Towcester, Northamptonshire, S Lawrence	Bells removed from Todmorden and hung at Towcester in a new frame with 4 trebles to augment the ring to 12.	John Taylor & Co
59	1988	Llanbradach, Caerphilly, Wales, All Saints	Kingstone, Herefordshire, S Michael & All Angels	The bells from Llanbradach were hung in the tower at Kingstone.	John Taylor & Co
60	1987	Ealing, Greater London, S Stephen	Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen, Scotland, Cath Ch of S Machar (CS)	The bells and frame from St Stephen's Ealing were installed in the tower at St Machar, Aberdeen.	Eayre & Smith
61	1987	Balscote, Oxfordshire, Greenways Farm	Appleton, Oxfordshire, Workshop Campanile
62	1987	Bootle, Merseyside, Christ Church	Hale, Cheshire, S Mary	The steel ring from Bootle was transferred to Hale and augmented to 8 with 2 bronze bells.
63	1986	Snetterton, Norfolk, All Saints	Barton Turf, Norfolk, S Michael	These bells were hung using local voluntary labour, with the dedication service taking place 28/Sep/1986	Local labour/guild/assn
64	1986	Leicester, Leicestershire, S John Div	Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, Cath Ch of S Peter, S Paul, & S Andrew		Whitechapel Bell Foundry
65	1984	Leicester, Leicestershire, All Saints	Sproxton, Leicestershire, S Bartholomew	Bells removed from All Saints, Leicester and hung the same year at Sproxton.
66	1984	Northampton, Northamptonshire, S Edmund	Wellington, North Island, New Zealand, Cath Ch of S Paul	The 8 bells from St Edmund's, Northampton, were remodelled into a ring of 12 bells with the addition of a tenor and 3 trebles. The 6th was replaced with a bell of the right note. An extra treble and flat 6th was also added. The bells were hung in a new frame.	John Taylor & Co
67	1983	Blackburn, Lancashire, Holy Trinity	Blackburn, Lancashire, S Silas	The Holy Trinity bells were hung in a new frame at St Silas.	John Taylor & Co
68	1982	Barlaston, Staffordshire, S John Bapt Old Church	Barlaston, Staffordshire, S John Bapt	The ring from the old church was transferred to the new church.
69	1982	Birch in Rusholme, Greater Manchester, S James	Fallowfield, Greater Manchester, Holy Innocents	Bells transferred from Birch in Rusholme in 1980 and hung at Fallowfield in 1982	Eayre & Smith
70	1980	Todmorden, West Yorkshire, former ch of St Paul	Thornhill, West Yorkshire, S Michael & All Angels	Bells from removed from St Paul, Cross Stone, Todmorden and installed at Thornhill.
71	1979	Holbeck, West Yorkshire, S Francis of Assisi (RC)	Leeds, West Yorkshire, Cath Ch of S Anne (RC)	Ring of 8 removed from the tower of St Francis of Assisi, Holbeck. They were hung at St Anne's Cathedral, Leeds later that year.
72	1979	Holbeck, West Yorkshire, S Matthew	Swillington, West Yorkshire, S Mary	Bells removed from the tower of St Matthew's, Holbeck. Later that year they were hung at Swillington.	Local labour/guild/assn
73	1977	Bradley, West Midlands, S Martin	Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire, S Nicholas	Bells and frame from Bradley installed at Abbots Bromley.	Local labour/guild/assn
74	1977	Hampton in Arden, West Midlands, S Mary & S Bartholomew	Nether Whitacre, Warwickshire, S Giles	The bells from Hampton in Arden were hung in a new frame at Nether Whitacre. They were hung during summer 1977 and dedicated on Thur 22 Dec 1977.	John Taylor & Co
75	1971	Balscote, Oxfordshire, Home Farm	Balscote, Oxfordshire, Greenways Farm
76	1874	Moseley, West Midlands, S Mary	Moseley, West Midlands, S Anne	The ring of 3 bells at St Mary's, Moseley was removed from that tower and transferred to St Anne's, Moseley. A tenor was added to create a ring of 4 and they were hung in a new frame for 5 bells.
77	1874	Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Cath Ch of S Marie, Hallam (RC)	Moseley, West Midlands, S Mary	The steel ring of 8 was removed from St Marie's Cathedral and transferred to Moseley the same year.
78	1837	Disley, Cheshire, S Mary V	Norbury, Greater Manchester, S Thomas	The ring of 6 bells at Disley were transferred to St Thomas, Norbury. Of these, the 5th was recast (presumably because it was cracked).	Thomas II Mears
79	1831	Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, Minster Ch of S Peter ad Vincula	Broadwoodkelly, Devon, All Saints	5 of the ring of 6 were removed from Stoke on Trent.
80	1816	Stockport, Greater Manchester, S Mary	Marple, Greater Manchester, All Saints	Ring from Stockport installed at Marple.
81	1727	Canterbury, Kent, Cath & Metropolitical Ch of Christ	Sandwich, Kent, S Peter	The tenor of the ring of 6 from Canterbury Cathedral was recast and the bells hung in the tower of St Peter, Sandwich.	Samuel Knight
82	Date unknown	Renwick, Cumbria, All Saints	Carlisle, Cumbria, Cath Ch of Holy & Undivided Trinity	Display bell transferred from Renwick (where it was on display and at risk of theft) to the Treasury at Carlisle Cathedral.