East Grinstead, St Swithin

The Bells

Bell	Weight	Diameter	Nominal	Note	Founder	Cast	Canon	Hanging
1	4-1-26 cwt	25.50"	1761.4 Hz	A	Eijsbouts	1985	Flat	Full Circle
2	4-3-16 cwt	27.00"	1569.7 Hz	G	Eijsbouts	1985	Flat	Full Circle
3	5-1-0 cwt	28.00"	1479.7 Hz	F#	Eijsbouts	1982	Flat	Full Circle
4	5-3-9 cwt	29.00"	1317.9 Hz	E	Eijsbouts	1982	Flat	Full Circle
5	6-2-17 cwt	31.00"	1174 Hz	D	Eijsbouts	1982	Flat	Full Circle
6	7-0-25 cwt	32.00"	1107.6 Hz	C#	Eijsbouts	1982	Flat	Full Circle
7	8-0-21 cwt	34.00"	988.3 Hz	B	Eijsbouts	1982	​Flat	Full Circle
8	​9-2-25 cwt	37.00"	878.7 Hz	A	Eijsbouts	1982	Flat	Full Circle
9	12-2-2 cwt	40.00"	783.3 Hz	G	Eijsbouts	1982	Flat	Full Circle
10	14-1-13 cwt	42.00"	740.2 Hz	F#	Eijsbouts	1982	Flat	Full Circle
11	20-2-8 cwt	48.00"	659.2 Hz	E	Eijsbouts	1982	Flat	Full Circle
12	28-0-6 cwt	53.00"	587.6 Hz	D	Eijsbouts	1982	​Flat	Full Circle
2#	4-2-22 cwt	26.25"	1664.3 Hz	G#	Eijsbouts	1985	Flat	​Full Circle

Bell	Weight	Diameter	Nominal	Note	Founder	Date	Canon	Canon
Other 1	¼ cwt	12.00"	2660.5 Hz	E	Charles & George Mears	1844	Peg	Unhung
Other 2	½ cwt	14.88"	2048.5 Hz	C	James Barwell?	19th C	Peg	Unhung

12 Bells, 28-0-6 In D  (+2#)

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Recordings of the bells:

How the bells are tuned in relation to the nominal, using Simpson's theory.

Bell 1

Bell 2

Bell 3

Bell 4

Bell 5

Bell 6

Bell 7

Bell 8

Bell 9

Bell 10

Bell ​11

Bell 12

Bell 2#

Other 1

Other 2

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​Inscriptions:

*Underlined text is around the inscription band*
*Text in blue is on the opposite side of the bell*

1985 - Present

1	≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ EIJSBOUTS ASTENSIS ME FECIT ANNO MCMLXXXV ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ​◉ TO THE GLORY OF GOD THE GIFT OF KATE AND PETER HURCOMBE MASTER 1985  ​ *SUSSEX COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF CHANGE RINGERS * CENTENARY 1885 ~ 1985 *
2	≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ EIJSBOUTS ASTENSIS ME FECIT ANNO MCMLXXXV ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ◉ + WITH + JOY + I + RING + * THE GIFT OF PETER AND JUDY HOWARD DUNCAN AND HEATHER WEAVER *
3	≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ EIJSBOUTS ASTENSIS ME FECIT ANNO MCMLXXXII ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ​◉  * GIVEN BY ST. - BARNABAS CHURCH *
4	≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ EIJSBOUTS ASTENSIS ME FECIT ANNO MCMLXXXII ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ◉ * PRAISE THE LORD *
5	≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ EIJSBOUTS ASTENSIS ME FECIT ANNO MCMLXXXII ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ​◉ * IN MEMORIAM JOHN AND ALICE BROWN 1900 ~ 1974,  JOHN MADDISON 1938 ~ 1979 *
6	≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ EIJSBOUTS ASTENSIS ME FECIT ANNO MCMLXXXII ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ◉ * THE GIFT OF IAN AND ANN SMITH *
7	≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ EIJSBOUTS ASTENSIS ME FECIT ANNO MCMLXXXII ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ◉ * IN MEMORIAM RENEE ARMSTRONG 1902 ~ 1982*
8	≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ EIJSBOUTS ASTENSIS ME FECIT ANNO MCMLXXXII ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ◉ * DONATED BY THE PARTNERS OF TRAVERS MORGAN CONSULTING ENGINEERS AND PLANNERS 1982 *
9	≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ EIJSBOUTS ASTENSIS ME FECIT ANNO MCMLXXXII ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ​◉ * JOHN VALERIE ANTHONY AND WANDA HOWARD *
10	≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ EIJSBOUTS ASTENSIS ME FECIT ANNO MCMLXXXII ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ​◉ * ST. ~ SWITHUN *
11	≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ EIJSBOUTS ASTENSIS ME FECIT ANNO MCMLXXXII ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ​◉ * ​DENNIS OF DUNBAR *
12	≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ​EIJSBOUTS ASTENSIS ME FECIT ANNO MCMLXXXII ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ◉ THE RINGERS BELL * TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF CAROLINE ELIZA ASTBURY 1853 ~ 1919 AND CHARLES JAMES ASTBURY 1859 ~ 1945 *
2#	≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ EIJSBOUTS ASTENSIS ME FECIT ANNO MCMLXXXV ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ≱ ​◉ * GIVEN IN MEMORY OF OUR PARENTS BY JACQUELINE AND PETER HUNTER *

Unused 1	1844 ​
Unused 2	(Uninscribed) Moulding wires: 2.2

1926 - 1982

Old 1	≎≎≎≎≎ T MEARS & LONDON FECIT 1813 ≎≎≎≎≎ ​
​Old 2	≎≎≎≎≎ T MEARS & LONDON FECIT 1813 ≎≎≎≎≎ ​
​Old 3	≎≎≎≎≎ T MEARS & LONDON FECIT 1813 ≎≎≎≎≎ ​
​Old 4	CAST BY JOHN WARNER & SONS LONDON 1866 ♚ ​PATENT
Old 5	≎≎≎≎≎ T MEARS & LONDON FECIT 1813 ≎≎≎≎≎ ​
​Old 6	≎≎≎≎≎ T MEARS & LONDON FECIT 1813 ≎≎≎≎≎ ​
​Old 7	MEARS & STAINBANK LONDON (lvi,a) RECAST 1923
​Old 8	≎≎≎≎≎ EAST GRINSTEAD SUSSEX THOMAS MEARS FECIT 1813 (l,f) ≎≎≎≎≎ ​

Latin translations:
1-12; Old 1-3,5-6,8: FECIT  - Made

≱ = Fig. EIJ, 3
​♚ = Fig. JWA

​Photographs: