Mannings Heath, The Good ShepherdMannings Heath has a single bell, hung in a west facing turret.
The church dates back to 1881, and was built by Miss Augusta Bigg as a memorial to her brother, the architect possibly being L. Ridge. At the west end is a small timber turret, with a tiled spire. |
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The Bell
Bell |
Weight |
Diameter |
Nominal |
Note |
Founder |
Cast |
Canon |
Hanging |
1 |
c12.00 |
James Barwell? |
c1880 |
Swing |
1 Bell
The bell itself is uninscribed, and features moulding wires of 2:2, with a band around the lip.
These wires are slightly heavier and wider than those found on Warner bells, and the crown is much too flat to be Warners too. The features on the bell, and its profile are also found at Handcross, and therefore this bell could also be attributed to him.
It is hung for swing chime and rung by a rope, attached to an iron lever.
All the metal fittings have rusted, and the clapper has a lot of corrosion. The bell is bolted to a metal headstock which hangs on plain bearings.
The Frame
The bell hangs in a timber 1.A frame for one, and was probably constructed around 1881 by Ridge.
Due to a bird’s nest in the turret, a recording of the bell was not taken.
Bell in a just about ringable condition on inspection.
Visited: 15/04/2022
The bell itself is uninscribed, and features moulding wires of 2:2, with a band around the lip.
These wires are slightly heavier and wider than those found on Warner bells, and the crown is much too flat to be Warners too. The features on the bell, and its profile are also found at Handcross, and therefore this bell could also be attributed to him.
It is hung for swing chime and rung by a rope, attached to an iron lever.
All the metal fittings have rusted, and the clapper has a lot of corrosion. The bell is bolted to a metal headstock which hangs on plain bearings.
The Frame
The bell hangs in a timber 1.A frame for one, and was probably constructed around 1881 by Ridge.
Due to a bird’s nest in the turret, a recording of the bell was not taken.
Bell in a just about ringable condition on inspection.
Visited: 15/04/2022
Inscriptions:
1 |
(Uninscribed) Moulding wires: 2.2.2.[ |
Photographs:
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Sources:
- https://sussexparishchurches.org/church/mannings-heath-good-shepherd/
