Treyford, Former church of St Mary
Bell |
Weight |
Diameter |
Nominal |
Note |
Founder |
Cast |
Canon |
Hanging |
1 |
About the Bell
1 Bell
St Mary's church had a single bell, but sadly there is very little documented on it. Because of this, we will refer to every piece of information we have.
First of all, there are no bequests made towards the bell or tower in the Sussex Record Society. George Elphick nor Amhurst Tyssen list this bell either.
Fortunately, the Chichester Diocesan Surveys for 1602 and 1724 provide us with practically the only sources of information we have.
It appears the church only ever had 1 bell, and hung in some form of belfry above the cuancel. The accounts for 1602 are quite confusing as one entry mentions a belfry, but the other states there isn't a steeple. It is most likely that it may have had a small central turret? 100, 101
No information on its condition is given in either year.
1602: "there is but one bell which hangeth in the chauncell & no steeple."
1602: "the communion table is nest betweene the belfrie by reason of water"
1724: "1 bell"
There is no data on who cast it unfortunately.
Treyford had 2 churches, both now gone. The old church of St Mary's is now in ruins after closing in 1849. It was declared redundant in 1986, and preserved in 2009. 102
The later church of St Peter's has been demolished. It's grand size gave it the nickname The Cathedral of the Country.
St Mary's church had a single bell, but sadly there is very little documented on it. Because of this, we will refer to every piece of information we have.
First of all, there are no bequests made towards the bell or tower in the Sussex Record Society. George Elphick nor Amhurst Tyssen list this bell either.
Fortunately, the Chichester Diocesan Surveys for 1602 and 1724 provide us with practically the only sources of information we have.
It appears the church only ever had 1 bell, and hung in some form of belfry above the cuancel. The accounts for 1602 are quite confusing as one entry mentions a belfry, but the other states there isn't a steeple. It is most likely that it may have had a small central turret? 100, 101
No information on its condition is given in either year.
1602: "there is but one bell which hangeth in the chauncell & no steeple."
1602: "the communion table is nest betweene the belfrie by reason of water"
1724: "1 bell"
There is no data on who cast it unfortunately.
Treyford had 2 churches, both now gone. The old church of St Mary's is now in ruins after closing in 1849. It was declared redundant in 1986, and preserved in 2009. 102
The later church of St Peter's has been demolished. It's grand size gave it the nickname The Cathedral of the Country.
Plan of the church
Inscriptions:
1 |
No record |
Sources:
100 - Chichester Diocesan Surveys of 1602, 1610, and 1636 by Andrew Foster and Joan Barham
101 - Chichester Diocesan Surveys of 1686 and 1724 by Wyn K. Ford
102 - Victoria County History Vol* 4
100 - Chichester Diocesan Surveys of 1602, 1610, and 1636 by Andrew Foster and Joan Barham
101 - Chichester Diocesan Surveys of 1686 and 1724 by Wyn K. Ford
102 - Victoria County History Vol* 4
