Oxford Diocesan Guild of Church Bellringers- Stone

Established January 17 1881

St. John Baptist, Stone, Bucks
Central Bucks branch of the ODG

St. John Baptist, Stone ©BM 31 May 2004

Dedication: St. John Baptist, Stone

Availability and Restrictions *Unringable*

The Bells (6) 13-0-0#

The following information comes from A.H.Cocks page 579

A ring of 6; tenor 13-0-0#, diameter 41”

Bell	Diameter (inches)	Date cast	Founder	Foundry location	Inscription
treble	29	1883	John Warner	London	CAST BY IOHN WARNER & SONS LONDON 1883 TO THE GLORY OF GOD. GIVEN BY SARAH EMILY BARTLETT WIFE OF JOHN EDWARD BARTLETT ESQ^R
2	30½	1634	Ellis Knight I	Reading	I AS TREBLL BE GINN
3	30½	1726	George Chandler	Drayton Parslow	CHANDLER MADE ME 1726
4	35	1634	Ellis Knight I	Reading	I AS THIRD RING
5	37	1839	Thomas Mears	Whitechapel	THOMAS MEARS FOUNDER LONDON 1839 REV^D W^M FLETCHER VICAR GEORGE THORPE JOHN MONK CHURCH WARDENS
tenor	41	1883	John Warner	London	RECAST BY IOHN WARNER & SONS LONDON 1883 CAST 1634
Sanctus	16¾	1699	Richard Chandler III	Drayton Parslow	RICHARD C MADE ME 1699

Notes:

There were five bells in 1714 (sanctus not mentioned).
The former tenor bell, evidently by Ellis Knight, is said to have been inscribed: TENAR HVM ALL ROVND 1643, most probably the first word was “AS”.

Travel Details: OS Grid Ref: SP784123

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