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HORTON, ST JAMES THE ELDER

Details of the Bells
DETAILS OF THE BELLS
BELL FOUNDER DATE WEIGHT DIAMETER NOTE
1 William III & Richard II Perdue 1649 7cwt 0qtr 5lb 331/4" C
2 William III & Richard II Perdue 1649 8cwt 0qtr 14lb 343/4" Bb
3 Bristol Foundry 1500 9cwt 0qtr 8lb 363/4" A
4 Bristol Foundry 1500 14cwt 1qtr 4lb 421/2" G
5 Bristol Foundry 1500 16cwt 1qtr 11lb 441/2" F

Frame:
Timber 17th century with later additions.

Gear:
Elm headstocks with strap gudgeons, stock hoops and plain bearings.

Tuning:
Never tuned.
LPIC4429
LPIC4435
THE OLD WOODEN BELL FRAME
The picture above was taken in February 2009 and shows the old wooden bell frame when still in the tower. A condition of much of the grant money was that the old frame should be preserved.  A suitable tower to house the frame could not be found, so the frame was dismantled and re-assembled in one of the barns at Horton Farm, Horton. The farm is owned by Mr Rex Isaac the Tower Captain.


Left: Photo of Horton Church from the West end


BEFORE & AFTER

The first recording is of the tower and bells before augmentation, tuning and rehanging. The second recording shows the test ring which took place in December 2010.
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    • Towers (Berkeley - North Nibley) >
      • BERKELEY, ST MARY THE VIRGIN >
        • BERKELEY QUARTER PEALS 2011
      • CHIPPING SODBURY, ST JOHN THE BAPTIST >
        • CHIPPING SODBURY QUARTER PEALS 2011
      • COALEY, ST BARTHOLOMEW >
        • COALEY QUARTER PEALS 2011
      • CROMHALL, ST ANDREW >
        • CROMHALL QUARTER PEALS 2011
      • DURSLEY, ST JAMES THE GREAT >
        • DURSLEY QUARTER PEALS 2011
      • GREAT BADMINTON, ST MICHAEL & ALL ANGELS
      • HORTON, ST JAMES THE ELDER >
        • HORTON QUARTER PEALS 2011
      • NORTH NIBLEY, ST MARTIN >
        • NORTH NIBLEY QUARTER PEALS 2011
    • Towers (Slimbridge - Yate) >
      • SLIMBRIDGE, ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST >
        • SLIMBRIDGE QUARTER PEALS 2011
      • STINCHCOMBE, ST CYR >
        • STINCHCOMBE QUARTER PEALS 2011
      • STONE, ALL SAINTS'
      • TORTWORTH, ST LEONARD >
        • TORTWORTH QUARTER PEALS 2011
      • UPPER CAM. ST GEORGE >
        • UPPER CAM QUARTER PEALS 2011
      • WICKWAR, HOLY TRINITY >
        • WICKWAR QUARTER PEALS 2011
      • WOTTON-UNDER-EDGE, ST MARY THE VIRGIN >
        • WOTTON-UNDER-EDGE QUARTER PEALS 2011
      • YATE, ST MARY
  • Branch Cententary 2010
    • BRANCH DINNER 2010
    • Centenary Peals 2010
  • Ringing Links
  • The Story of William Champion of Dursley
  • WOOTTON UNDER EDGE STRIKING COMPETITION 1816
  • WW1 Branch Ringers
    • List of Branch Members killed in WW1
    • Pte Percy Woodward
    • Pte Nelson Griffin
    • Pte William Francis Hawkins
    • Sapper Joseph Warner
    • Quarters rung
    • Rolls of Honour