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.