Crawley, St Francis and St Anthony

Crawley Friary has a chime of 3 bells hung in a spacious tower.
The tower was built in 1958 by Harry Stuart Goodhart Rednel. He was a Cambridge born man who worked as an architect for Sir Charles Nicholson. Later on, he set up his own architectural practice and has been well known for his church buildings; Crawley being an example of them.
He was awarded a CBE in 1955 and served as president of the Royal Institute of British Architects from 1937 - 1939.

The Bells

Bell	Weight	Diameter	Nominal	Note	Founder	Cast	Canon	Hanging
1	0-2-14 cwt	14.00"	3128 Hz	G	Mears & Stainbank	1959	Flat	Dead
2	0-3-21 cwt	15.50"	2640.5 Hz	E	Mears & Stainbank	1959	Flat	Dead
3	1-2-7 cwt	19.00"	2088.5 Hz	C	Mears & Stainbank	1959	Flat	Dead

Recordings of the Bells

Inscriptions

Photographs

3 Bells, 1-2-7 in C
Mears & Stainbank supplied a chime of 3 bells, forming a C major chord to the newly built church in 1959. Each bell is cast to the 5-tone principle, and carries the same inscription on the waist. They were cast in sand moulds, and cast without canons.
Inside each bell is an electromagnetic clapper, connected to a box downstairs. Bell 2 serves as the Sanctus bell, and it has a taller crown than the treble and tenor.
Each of the bells have been tuned right up the waist.

The consists of a pair of short-headed 3.P trusses, with a horizontal beam joining them together. It is on this that the bells are hung from. It is made from timber, and is completely dwarfed by the size of the belfry.

Access to the belfry is by a tall staircase next to the alter. This take you out onto a stone platform where the belfry door is to your right.

Visited: 27/05/2022

Recordings of the bells:

How the bells are tuned in relation to their nominal, using Simpson's theory.

Key [measured in cents]:
-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+