Stone Cross, St Luke

Stone Cross has a single bell, hung dead on brackets on the west wall. The church was designed by Alfred. J. Hodgeman between 1924 - 1925. Hodgeman was an architect who was born and raised in Australia. He came to England with the Australian army in 1914, and continued his architectural practices here in England after the war. He designed hospitals, houses and churches. In the middle of the church is a lantern tower which possesses no purpose but to create vertical emphasis.

The Bell

Bell	Weight	Diameter	Nominal	Note	Founder	Cast	Canon	Hanging
1	1-3-26 cwt	21.00"	1595.5 Hz	G	Gillett & Johnston	1924	Flat	Dead

Recordings of the Bells

Inscriptions

Photographs

1 Bell, 1-3-26 in G
In 1924, Gillett & Johnston supplied a single bell to Stone Cross as a memorial to Charles William Owen.
The bell is inscribed using Gillett's dotted letter stamps, with a dedication to Charles on the waist.
It was originally hung for swing chime, but in 1994, the bell was rehung for stationary chiming. The Sussex Bell Restoration Fund gave a grant of £150 towards the cost of repair.
At the same time, the bell was quarter turned to present a new surface for the clapper to strike. Patches of wear can be seen at 90 degrees each side of the current wear patch, further showing it was hung for swing chime.

The bell is accessed using around a 30-rung ladder, and is clocked using a small red, white, and blue sallied rope.
1 bell in great condition in 2021.

Visited: 29/01/2023 also with Hannah Wood.

Recording of the bell:

How the bells are tuned in relation to the 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+