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St. Mary Magdalen, Over Winchendon, Bucks
Central Bucks branch of the ODG
St. Mary Magdalen, Over Winchendon
St. Mary Magdalen, Over Winchendon©KMC Apr 2005
Dedication: St. Mary Magdalen, Over Winchendon

The Bells (3) 7-0-0#

Most of the bell information below comes from John E. Hearn The Rings and Chimes Of Buckinghamshire Churches, page 50.

The inscriptions are from A.H.Cocks The Church Bells of Buckinghamshire, page 618.
The perpendicular style tower has 3 bells hung for full-circle ringing and a sanctus.

A ring of 3; tenor 6-3-0#, diameter 33¼”.
Bell Weight
cwt-qr-lb		 Diameter
(inches)		 Date
cast		 Founder Foundry
location		 Inscription
treble 5-1-0# 29½ 1675 Richard Chandler Drayton Parslow RICHARD CHANDLER MADE ME 1675
2 6-0-0# 31 1675 Richard Chandler Drayton Parslow RICHARD CHANDLER MADE ME 1675
tenor 6-3-0# 33¼ 1675 Richard Chandler Drayton Parslow RICHARD CHANDLER MADE ME 1675
sanctus 0-2-6 13 1827 Thomas Mears II Whitechapel 1827

Notes:

  1. Dove quotes a weight of 7-0-0# for the tenor.
Travel Details: OS Grid Ref: SP746145
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