Oxford Diocesan Guild of Church Bellringers- East Claydon

Established January 17 1881

St. Mary, East Claydon, Bucks
Central Bucks branch of the ODG

St. Mary, East Claydon©DB May 2005

Dedication: St. Mary, East Claydon

Practice night: Thu 7.30pm

Availability and Restrictions: Visits are limited because of noise. Quarters and peals by arrangement.

The Bells (6) 7-0-15

Draught: Long with guides
Audibility: 3 - (On a scale of 1 to 5, 1=faint 5=very loud)

Access to ringing chamber: Ground floor through West door.

The back five are by Abel Rudhall 1752.

They were rehung by Whites of Appleton Ltd and retuned by the Whitechapel Bell Foundry around 1992 (see - The Ringing World 1993 page 973).

The Treble was added since - presumably by Whitechapel.

The following information on the back five comes from A.H.Cocks page 359.

A ring of 6; tenor 7-0-5, diameter 37¾”

Bell	Diameter (inches)	Date cast	Founder	Foundry location	Inscription
treble		c1992	Whitechapel	London
2	27¼	1752	Abel Rudhall	Gloucester	PEACE & GOOD NEIGHBOURHOOD A [Bell D1] R 1752 [Border D8] [D8 inverted]
3	28½	1752	Abel Rudhall	Gloucester	PROSPERITY TO THIS PARISH A [Bell D1] R 1752 [Border C5]
4	29¾	1752	Abel Rudhall	Gloucester	ABEL RUDHALL CAST US ALL 1752 [Border D8 four times]
5	31¼	1752	Abel Rudhall	Gloucester	ALEXANDER MARKHAM VICAR [½ D8 inverted] A [D1] R 1752 [D8 3¾ times]
tenor	36	1752	Abel Rudhall	Gloucester	JOHN BAILT ROB^T: READ CHURCH WARDENS A [Bell D1] R 1752 [Border C5]
sanctus	16¼	1657	Anthony Chandler	Drayton Parslow	1657

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Travel Details: OS Grid Ref: SP740254 - Park at front

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