Thomas Lester & Thomas Pack
Whitechapel
1752 - 1769
Thomas Pack was Lester's foreman. He also came from a family with a long founding history.
In 1752, Thomas Lester took Thomas Pack into partnership, working under the name of Lester & Pack.
They continued to use Richard Phelps' letters until 1763, when an up to date set with straight serifs were introduced in two different sizes.
The ornaments introduced by Thomas Lester continued to be used, especially Fig. TLE,1.
Their inscriptions are like those of their predecessors. Either:
T LESTER & T PACK; THOS LESTER & THOS PACK
Or a combination of both. The most common we find is
LESTER & PACK
removing their forenames.
It appears that their canons were wax moulded.
It's found on some bells they used the singular fecit instead of the plural fecerunt, showing their Latin knowledge wasn't great.
In 1752, Thomas Lester took Thomas Pack into partnership, working under the name of Lester & Pack.
They continued to use Richard Phelps' letters until 1763, when an up to date set with straight serifs were introduced in two different sizes.
The ornaments introduced by Thomas Lester continued to be used, especially Fig. TLE,1.
Their inscriptions are like those of their predecessors. Either:
T LESTER & T PACK; THOS LESTER & THOS PACK
Or a combination of both. The most common we find is
LESTER & PACK
removing their forenames.
It appears that their canons were wax moulded.
It's found on some bells they used the singular fecit instead of the plural fecerunt, showing their Latin knowledge wasn't great.
Fig. RPH,1 - Chichester Market Cross
Richard Phelps' set
Larger Set
Smaller Set
Thomas Lester's set
Larger Set
Inscriptions
- THS LESTER & T : PACK MADE US ALL J752
- THOMAS LESTER & THOS PACK FECIT J752
- THOMAS LESTER & THOS PACK OF LONDON FECIT J752
- LESTER & PACK OF LONDON FECIT J759 (Fig. TLE,1)
- LESTER & PACK FECIT J759
- LESTER & PACK OF LONDON FECIT J760
- LESTER & PACK OF LONDON FECIT J765 (Fig. TLE,1)
Sussex bells by Thomas Lester & Thomas Pack in Chronological order |
.Horsham, St Mary the Virgin (Present 3; Old 4,6) - 1752 .Lyminster, St Mary Magdalene (Present 1,2,4; Old 3,5,6) - 1759 .Storrington, St Mary (Old 2-6) - 1760 Shipley, St Mary the Virgin (3) - 1765 |
Sources:
.Sussex Bells & Belfries by George P Elphick
.The Church Bells of Sussex by Amhurst D. Tyssen
.The Church Bells of Essex by Henry B. Walters
.The Church Bells of Kent by J. C. L. Stahlschmidt
.History of the Whitechapel Bell Foundry by Amhurst D. Tyssen
.Sussex Bells & Belfries by George P Elphick
.The Church Bells of Sussex by Amhurst D. Tyssen
.The Church Bells of Essex by Henry B. Walters
.The Church Bells of Kent by J. C. L. Stahlschmidt
.History of the Whitechapel Bell Foundry by Amhurst D. Tyssen
