Tilgate, Stables Clock TowerTilgate Stables has a single bell, hung dead at the top of a small tower.
In Tilgate park is a small listed building which used to be the old horse stables, belonging to Tilgate House. Since then, the stables have been converted into houses, but luckily, the tower, clock, and bell remain in situ. |
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The Bell
Bell |
Weight |
Diameter |
Nominal |
Note |
Founder |
Cast |
Canon |
Hanging |
1 |
1-0-6 cwt |
17.00" |
1936 Hz |
B |
John Taylor & Co |
1868 |
Hung Dead |
1 Bell, in B
The bell was cast by John Taylor & Co of Loughborough in 1868, and is no doubt a stock bell.
It was cast with a conventional canon, and a simple inscription around the inscription band. It was formed on the cope by letter stamps, and bears no ornamentation.
It has no clapper, nor crown staple, and is strapped to the roof beam by metal straps.
It is pre-Simpson meaning it has a sharp hum and flat prime.
Most of the inscription was covered in hard honey, some of which was scrapped off on inspection.
The moulding wires are fairly interesting:
Configuration: 3:3:3:3:2.
There are 3 normal ones on the crown, and 2 normal ones on the lip.
The wires above and below the inscription band, along with the soundbow wires have 2 normal ones with a much heavier one between them. *See below in the photos*
It was cast by Taylors, and supplied to Gillett & Bland in 1873 as they didn't start producing bells until 1877.
The lines from the clock are connected to a clock hammer with strikes the outside of the soundbow.
Due to how tight it is in the belfry, the roof may have been put on after the bell was installed?
A 16-rung ladder required to reach the bell.
Visited: Clock Keeper since 13/05/2022
.13/05/2022
.17/05/2022
.08/04/2023 also with Dylan J Thomas.
The bell was cast by John Taylor & Co of Loughborough in 1868, and is no doubt a stock bell.
It was cast with a conventional canon, and a simple inscription around the inscription band. It was formed on the cope by letter stamps, and bears no ornamentation.
It has no clapper, nor crown staple, and is strapped to the roof beam by metal straps.
It is pre-Simpson meaning it has a sharp hum and flat prime.
Most of the inscription was covered in hard honey, some of which was scrapped off on inspection.
The moulding wires are fairly interesting:
Configuration: 3:3:3:3:2.
There are 3 normal ones on the crown, and 2 normal ones on the lip.
The wires above and below the inscription band, along with the soundbow wires have 2 normal ones with a much heavier one between them. *See below in the photos*
It was cast by Taylors, and supplied to Gillett & Bland in 1873 as they didn't start producing bells until 1877.
The lines from the clock are connected to a clock hammer with strikes the outside of the soundbow.
Due to how tight it is in the belfry, the roof may have been put on after the bell was installed?
A 16-rung ladder required to reach the bell.
Visited: Clock Keeper since 13/05/2022
.13/05/2022
.17/05/2022
.08/04/2023 also with Dylan J Thomas.
Recording of the bell:
How the bell is 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+
-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+
Hum - 527.5Hz - C+14
Prime - 852Hz - Ab+44
Tierce - 1144Hz - D-45 (minor 3rd)
Quint - 1662Hz - Ab+1
Nominal - 1936Hz - B-34
Prime - 852Hz - Ab+44
Tierce - 1144Hz - D-45 (minor 3rd)
Quint - 1662Hz - Ab+1
Nominal - 1936Hz - B-34
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Inscriptions:
*Underlined text is around the inscription band*
1 |
J . TAYLOR & CO FOUNDERS LOUGHBOROUGH 1868 |
Photographs:
*Click on the images to enlarge them*
