Chingford, St Anne
Bell |
Weight |
Diameter |
Nominal |
Note |
Founder |
Cast |
Canon |
Hanging |
1 |
17.00" |
2137.5 Hz |
C |
1906 |
Swing Chime |
About the Bell
1 Bell, in C
Chingford, St Anne's in Greater London has a single bell hung in a brick tower
The rope comes off at an angle from the stock and to a pulley on one side of the tower. From here it runs straight down to the ground floor through a wooden beam in the middle chamber. It then loops around another pulley and through a hole in the wall from the entrance to the main body of the church.
The bell is hung in a timber B frame. A large wooden beam extends from 1 side of the tower to the other. Attached to the wooden beam are two H.1 shaped trusses that hold the bell. The pictures below show it better. As the bell rings, the trusses wobble quite a lot!
The bell was cast in 1906 by the Whitechapel foundry, Mears & Stainbank. It was cast without a canon and has the common 2:2:3:2 moulding wire configuration.
It is made of bronze and has a wooden pad between the stock and crown.
The bell is hung on ball bearings.
Access to the tower is rather fun. First, a loft hatch is opened and a counterweighted ladder is brought down. This takes you up into the intermediate chamber. From here, one must climb up a small wooden ladder to get on top of the organ. Another ladder continues up into the belfry.
Visited by Kye L Leaver & Lucas J Owen 14/07/2022
Chingford, St Anne's in Greater London has a single bell hung in a brick tower
The rope comes off at an angle from the stock and to a pulley on one side of the tower. From here it runs straight down to the ground floor through a wooden beam in the middle chamber. It then loops around another pulley and through a hole in the wall from the entrance to the main body of the church.
The bell is hung in a timber B frame. A large wooden beam extends from 1 side of the tower to the other. Attached to the wooden beam are two H.1 shaped trusses that hold the bell. The pictures below show it better. As the bell rings, the trusses wobble quite a lot!
The bell was cast in 1906 by the Whitechapel foundry, Mears & Stainbank. It was cast without a canon and has the common 2:2:3:2 moulding wire configuration.
It is made of bronze and has a wooden pad between the stock and crown.
The bell is hung on ball bearings.
Access to the tower is rather fun. First, a loft hatch is opened and a counterweighted ladder is brought down. This takes you up into the intermediate chamber. From here, one must climb up a small wooden ladder to get on top of the organ. Another ladder continues up into the belfry.
Visited by Kye L Leaver & Lucas J Owen 14/07/2022
Recording of the bell:
How the bell is tuned in relation to the nominal.
-99 ~ -90 -89 ~ -80 -79 ~ -70 -69 ~ -60 -59 ~ -50 -49 ~ -40 -39 ~ -30 -29 ~ -20 -19 ~ -10 -9 ~ -0
0 ~ 9 10 ~ 19 20 ~ 29 30 ~ 39 40 ~ 49 50 ~ 59 60 ~ 69 70 ~ 79 80 ~ 89 90 ~ 99+
0 ~ 9 10 ~ 19 20 ~ 29 30 ~ 39 40 ~ 49 50 ~ 59 60 ~ 69 70 ~ 79 80 ~ 89 90 ~ 99+
Hum - 575Hz - D-36
Prime - 946Hz - Bb+25
Tierce - 1273.5Hz - Eb+40 (minor 3rd)
Quint - 1711Hz - A-48
Nominal - 2137.5Hz - C+36
Prime - 946Hz - Bb+25
Tierce - 1273.5Hz - Eb+40 (minor 3rd)
Quint - 1711Hz - A-48
Nominal - 2137.5Hz - C+36
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Inscriptions:
*Underlined text is inscriptions within the inscription band*
1 |
MEARS & STAINBANK, LONDON, 1906. |
Photographs:
Credit to LJB for the first 6 photos
References:
Data on the bells: Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers & Personal Visit
Data on the bells: Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers & Personal Visit
