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Lowfield Heath, St Michael & All Angels

Lowfield Heath has a pair of bells, hung in a west facing tower: one for stationary chiming, and the other for full circle ringing.
The church dates back to 1867, the year the foundation stone was laid, and was originally under the parish of Charlwood. In recent years, the church was bought by the Seventh Day Adventists, who converted the base of the tower to kitchen. It was designed by William Burges who also designed Outwood, St John the Baptist.

The Bells

Bell	Weight	Diameter	Nominal	Note	Founder	Cast	Canon	Hanging
1	2 cwt	22.00"	1481Hz	F#	John Warner & Sons	1868	Yes	Full Circle
Clock	7-2-4 cwt	33.50"	1057.5 Hz	C	Gillett & Johnston	1893	Doncaster	Hung Dead

Recordings of the Bells

Inscriptions

Photographs

2 Bells, 7-2-4 in C (Tuning 1,5 of 8)
John Warner & Sons supplied a single bell, weighing around 2cwt around the time the church was completed in 1868.
It was cast with a short inscription around the inscription band with the royal coat of arms on the waist. These were formed using letter stamps, pressed into the outer mould. It is hung for full circle ringing on all wooden fittings. All iron work has rusted, although the gudgeons and brasses are in fairly good condition. The wheel's shrouding has deteriorated and crumbled away, just like the boards for the floor, leaving a 13ft drop below the bell!
It hangs in a timber 6.A frame, presumably made of pine, and rung using a rope from the ground floor.
Surprisingly, this bell sounds rather good, having an octave hum, but quite a flat prime.

The second bell cast by Gillett & Johnston is hung dead on a wooden beam from North to South in the tower and is considered to be the clock bell as it's connected to a clock also made by Gillett & Johnston, however it also has a clapper inside the bell which has a looped hook a rope is connected to.
To access the bells, a 19 rung ladder is required which is tied with rope to the walls.

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+

Bell 1