The bells and inscriptions

The new bells (Recast at Whitechapel 1971)

Bell Diameter Note Approx. Weight

(Cwt Qtr lbs)

 Inscription
Treble 1’ 5½ Eb 1-1-20
2nd 1’ 6″ D 1-1-21
3rd 1’ 7″ C 1-2-10
4th 1’ 8″ Bb 1-2-24
5th 1’ 10″ Ab 2-0-19
6th 1’ 10″ C 2-1-19
7th 2’ 1¾” F 3-1-24
Tenor 2’ 2¾” Eb 3-3-20

The details of the bells removed from Holy Trinity Newington were as follows:

Bell Diameter Note Approx. Weight

(Cwt Qtr lbs)

 Inscription
Treble 2’ 6¾” Eb 6-1-11
2nd 2’ 7½” D 6-1-22
3rd 2’ 9¼” C 6-3-09
4th 2’ 10¼” Bb 7-3-04
5th 3’ 2¼” Ab 9-2-27
6th 3’ 3¾” C 11-1-07
7th 3’ 7½” F 13-2-13
Tenor 4’ 0½” Eb 19-3-14

These bells were cast at Whitechapel in 1824, and removed from Holy Trinity in 1969

The old ring of eight bells at St Peter’s

Bell Founder Date Inscription Weight after tuning in 1997 Note
Treble Thomas Mears 1824 T MEARS OF LONDON FECIT 1824 4cwt 2qtr 1lb E
2nd Thomas Mears 1824 T MEARS OF LONDON FECIT 1824 5cwt 0qtr 18lb D#
3rd Thomas Mears 1824 T MEARS OF LONDON FECIT 1824 5cwt 1qtr 27lb C#
4th Thomas Mears 1824 T MEARS OF LONDON FECIT 1824 6cwt 0qtr 5lb B
5th Thomas Mears 1824 T MEARS OF LONDON FECIT 1824 6cwt 3qtr 22lb A
6th Thomas Mears 1824 T MEARS OF LONDON FECIT 1824 8cwt 0qtr 6lb G#
7th Thomas Mears 1824 T MEARS OF LONDON FECIT 1824 8cwt 3qtr 2lb F#
Tenor Thomas Mears 1824 T MEARS OF LONDON FECIT 1824

THE FIRST STONE OF ST PETERS CHURCH LAID 2 JUNE 1823.

ARTHUR CYRIL ONSLOW MA RECTOR OF THE PARISH

BUILT UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF AN ACT OF PARLIAMENT.

THO. ENGLAND & V GARLAND – FIRST CHURCH WARDENS

JOHN CLUTTON – CLERK TO THE TRUSTEES

 12cwt 3qtr 25lb E

These bells now hang at St Anne’s Limehouse