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WOTTON-UNDER-EDGE, 
ST. MARY THE VIRGIN

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Above: A view of Wotton Church and Potter's Pond dating to around 1913.


Top right: The Wotton band around 1970.
L to R: Michael Morley, Howard Ford, back Norman Martin,   front Roland Cornell, Stan Sims, Stan Parker.


Right: Wotton ringers around 1900.
L to R: 
Standing: Jim Parker, Sid Jones, Harry Plumb, Fred Oakhill, Harry Jones.
Seated Tom Grimes, Jim Edey, Frank Webb.




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DETAILS OF THE BELLS
BELL FOUNDER DATE WEIGHT DIAMETER NOTE
1 John Taylor & Co. 1902 6cwt 2qtr 7lb 291/4" F
2 Abel Rudhall 1756 6cwt 0qtr 12lb 301/2" E
3 Abel Rudhall 1756 6cwt 3qtr 0lb 321/2" D
4 Abel Rudhall 1756 7cwt 1qtr 15lb 34 " C
5 Abel Rudhall 1756 8cwt 3qtr 24lb 37" Bb
6 Abel Rudhall 1756 9cwt 1qtr 3lb 38" A
7 Abel Rudhall 1756 12cwt 2qtr 2lb 411/2" G
8 John Taylor & Co. 1902 18cwt 2qtr 0lb 461/4" F



Frame:
Iron H-fram on grillage of rolled steel joists by John Taylor & Co. in 1902

Gear:
Hollow box-section iron headstocks with fixed steel gudgeons, ball bearings (1960), traditional-type wheels, Hastings stays and radius sliders all by John Taylor & Co. in 1902.

Tuning:
By John Taylor & Co. in 1902; with 1 and 8 true-harmonic and 2-7 gently old-style

Additional information:
Prior to 1902 a complete octave by Abel Rudhall with treble 6cwt 1qtr 13lb and tenor 17cwt 3qtr 9lb.


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  • Home & list of towers
    • 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