Oxford Diocesan Guild of Church Bellringers- Grendon Underwood

Established January 17 1881

St. Leonard, Grendon Underwood, Bucks
Central Bucks branch of the ODG

St. Leonard, Grendon Underwood©KNS Feb 2005

Dedication: St. Leonard, Grendon Underwood

The Bells (3) 16-1-10

Draught: Short
Audibility: 4 - (On a scale of 1 to 5, 1=faint 5=very loud)

Access to ringing chamber: Stairs

Most of the bell information below comes from John E. Hearn The Rings and Chimes Of Buckinghamshire Churches, page 48.

The inscriptions are from A.H.Cocks The Church Bells of Buckinghamshire, page 393.

A ring of 3; tenor 15-2-0#, diameter 43½”, tuned to F^#

Bell	Weight cwt-qr-lb	Diameter (inches)	Date cast	Founder	Foundry location	Inscription
treble	8-2-0#	36½	1621	Robert Atton	Buckingham	[H3 twice] [Cross D13] R^OBERT [D13] [H3 twice] ^ATT^ON [D13] [H3 twice]
2	11-1-0#	39¼	1677	Richard Chandler III	Drayton Parslow	RICHARD CHANDLER MADE ME X677
tenor	15-2-0#	43½	1664	Anthony Chandler	Drayton Parslow	CHANDLER MADE ME 1664
sanctus	0-3-16#	15	1740	Edward Hemins	Bicester	[Cross N9] THOMAS TUE THOMAS BUTLER C: = W: J740 [Ornament P11 twice] E: H: FECIT [P11]

Notes:

The ‘N’ in ‘CHANDLER’ on the tenor is reversed.
Dove quotes a weight of 16-1-10 for the tenor.

Travel Details: OS Grid Ref: SP677210 - Car park.

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