Bury, St John the Evangelist

Bell	Weight	Diameter	Nominal	Note	Founder	Cast	Canon	Hanging
1		29.50"	1068 Hz	C#	Bryan I Eldridge	1625	Yes	​Full Circle
2	5​¾ cwt	31.50"	​975.5 Hz	B	Henry Tapsil	1599	Yes	Full Circle
3		36.88"	849.5 Hz	A	John Saunders	1530	Yes	Full Circle
4	10 cwt	39.00"	775 Hz	G	Roger Tapsil	1611	Yes	Full Circle

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About the Bells

4 Bells

Inscriptions:

*Underlined text is inscriptions within the inscription band*

1	BRIANVS * ELDRIDGE * ME * FECIT * 1625
2	+ GOD * SAVe * THe * QVen * A * O * DO * MeNI * 1599 * HT
3	𝖘𝖆𝖓𝖈𝖙𝖊 𝖉𝖚𝖓𝖘𝖙𝖆𝖓𝖊 𝖔𝖗𝖆 𝖕𝖗𝖔 𝖓𝖔𝖇𝖎𝖘​
4	RODGER TAPSIL 1611

Latin Translation:
1: BRIANVS ELDRIDGE ME FECIT - Brian Eldridge made me.
2: ​A O DO MeNI  (Abbreviation of ANNO DOMINI) - In the year of the lord.
3: sancte dunstane ora pro nobis - St Dunstan pray for us.

Fig. XVIII,c

Fig. XVIII, i

Fig. XVIII,b

Photographs:

Photos and Bell sound files: Credit to Oliver E P Watson.

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References:
110: George P Elphick
Data on the bells: Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers

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