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The Church Bells of Northamptonshire
By Thomas North
1878
Ashton Bells
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4 Bells and a Priest's Bell
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[1K 69] [[] 74] [[] 103] [[] 103 [] 103 ] 1631. |
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( Diams. 27½, 27¾ ins.)
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PRYCE JEMSON JONES
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TAYLOR LOUGHBOROUGH
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FECIT A.D. MDCCCXLIX
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WILLIAM RODELL ANTHONY BELL C. W. HENRICVS |
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BAGLEY O ME FCEIT 1699 |
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(Diam. 33 in.) |
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Priest's Bell:- |
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(Like 3rd. Bell.) |
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(Diam. 14 in.) |
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In 1552 there were " iij bells a Sancts bell & ij hande bells."
" It's for making a bell clapper………………………………… xijd." |
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The Gleaning-bell is rung during harvest. |
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At the death-knell thrice three tolls are given for a man, thrice two for a woman, and three single ones for a child. |
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On Sunday the 3rd. bell is rung at 8 a.m. , at 9.30 a.m. and again after Morning Service. For Divine Service the bells are chimed, after which the priest's bell is rung for five minutes. |
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