Midhurst, St Mary Magdalene & St Denys

1907 - Present

Bell	Weight	Diameter	Nominal	Note	Founder	Cast	Canon	Hanging
1	2-1-9 cwt	22.00"	1626.5 Hz	G#	John Taylor & Co	1905	Flat	Dead
2	3-0-21 cwt	24.00"	1468 Hz	F#	Lester & Pack	1765	Removed	Dead
3	3-1-2 cwt	25.43"	1304.5 Hz	E	Lester & Pack	1765	Removed	Dead
4	3-3-16 cwt	27.00"	1224 Hz	D#	John Taylor & Co	1907	Flat	Dead
5	4-3-22 cwt	29.50"	1100 Hz	C#	Lester & Pack	1765	Removed	Dead
6	6-3-13 cwt	33.00"	976 Hz	B	Lester & Pack	1765	Removed	Dead

1877 - 1919

Bell	Weight	Founder	Date
1	9-2-15 cwt	Mears & Stainbank	1877

Records of the Bells

Inscriptions

Photographs

About the Bells

6 Bells, 6-3-13 in B
1724: "5 bells"

Visited with Luca G Greenslade, Peter J Maddams, and Zara Wordsworth on 02/07/2025.

Recordings of the bells:

How the bells are tuned in relation to their 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+

Bell 1

Hum -  407Hz - Ab-34
Prime -  809.5Hz - Ab-44
Tierce -  979.5Hz - B-14 (minor 3rd)
Quint -  1220.5Hz - Eb-33
Nominal -  1626.5Hz - Ab-36

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Bell 2

Hum -  367.5Hz - F# -11
Prime -  732.5Hz - F# -17
Tierce -  882Hz - A+4 (minor 3rd)
Quint -  1099.5Hz - Db-13
Nominal -  1468Hz - F# -13

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Bell 3

Hum -  325.5Hz - E-21
Prime -  649.5Hz - E-25
Tierce -  785Hz - G+2 (minor 3rd)
Quint -  979Hz - B-14
Nominal -  1304.5Hz - E-17

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Bell 4

Hum -  305Hz - Eb-33
Prime -  610Hz - Eb-33
Tierce -  735Hz - F# -11 (minor 3rd)
Quint -  918.5Hz - Bb-25
Nominal -  1224Hz - Eb-28

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Bell 5

Hum -  276Hz - Db-6
Prime -  549Hz - Db-16
Tierce -  662Hz - E+7 (minor 3rd)
Quint -  820.5Hz - Ab-20
Nominal -  1100Hz - Db-13

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Bell 6

Hum -  245Hz - B-13
Prime -  489.5Hz - B-14
Tierce -  590.5Hz - D+9 (minor 3rd)
Quint -  731Hz - F# -20
Nominal -  976Hz - B-20

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Inscriptions:

*Underlined text is around the inscription band*
*Text in red is engraved*
*Tenor's inscription around the inscription band is all on one line*

1	AT PROPER TIMES OUR VOICES WE WILL RAISE IN SUONDING TO OUR BENEFACTORS PRAISE * LESTER & PACK OF LONDON FECIT 1765 ## ## * RECAST 1905 *
2	≎≎≎≎≎≎ LESTER & PACK OF LONDON FECIT 1765 ≎≎≎≎≎≎ 5 " 2 " 11
3	≎≎≎≎≎≎ LESTER & PACK OF LONDON FECIT 1765 ≎≎≎≎≎≎ 6 " 1 " 7
4	≎≎OUR VOICES SHALL WITH JOYFUL SOUND MAKE HILL & VALLEYS ECHO ROUND @ 1765≎≎ @ RECAST 1907
5	≎≎≎≎≎≎ LESTER & PACK OF LONDON FECIT 1765 ≎≎≎≎≎≎ ≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎≎ 8 " 3 " 3
6	≎≎≎ JNᴼ.. PRUET BAILIFF GEᴼ.. ROE & Wᴹ.. LUFF Cᴴ.. WARDENS RICHᴰ.. COBDEN & THOˢ.. ROE OVERSEERS 1765 ≎≎≎ LESTER & PACK OF LONDON FECIT 11 " 1 " 2