Bottesford, Leicestershire
The Church of St Mary the Virgin
Details of the Bells
| Bell Date |
Founder |
Weight
(cwt.qr,lb) |
Date |
|
|
| Treble |
John Taylor & Co, Loughborough |
5.3.9 |
1903 |
| 2nd |
John Taylor & Co, Loughborough |
6.1.10 |
1903 |
| 3rd |
John Briant, Hertford |
8.0.17 |
1810 |
| 4th |
Abraham Rudhall I, Gloucester |
9.2.4 |
1713 |
| 5th |
Henry Oldfield II, Nottingham |
9.2.10 |
1615 |
| 6th |
(possibly) John Danyell, London |
11.1.21 |
c.1460 |
| 7th |
John Taylor & Co, Loughborough |
15.3.7 |
1903 |
| Tenor |
John Briant, Hertford |
22.1.8 |
1809 |
Prior to 1903, the bells formed a heavy ring of six. According to the inscription on the 7th bell, the three new bells were cast for Whites of Appleton who hung the eight bells in a new metal frame.
In 1927 however, the bells were the subject of a major restoration when they were quarter-turned, lowered in the tower and rehung on ball bearings in a new cast iron frame standing on a steel grillage. This work was carried out by John Taylor & Co.
The 6th bell is listed by the Council for the Care of Churches as one worthy of preservation. It bears a mark referred to as the "brede mark". This indicates that it was cast by a London founder around 1460. The founder is believed to have been John Danyell, but this has never been confirmed.
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