Oxford Diocesan Guild of Church Bellringers- Swanbourne

Established January 17 1881

St. Swithun, Swanbourne, Bucks
Central Bucks branch of the ODG

St. Swithun, Swanbourne©DB May 2005

Dedication: St. Swithun, Swanbourne

The Bells (6) 12-1-24

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

Access to ringing chamber: Small ladder

The bell weights and information on the restoration of 1910 are from the Bowell archives, courtesy of Chris Pickford.

The inscriptions and diameters on the 4 older bells and the sanctus come from A.H.Cocks page 586.

Steel frame, steel joist headstocks, plain bearings, all by Bowell 1910.

A ring of 6; tenor 12-1-24, diameter 43”, tuned to F.

Bell	Weight cwt-qr-lb	Diameter (inches)	Strike note	Date cast	Founder	Foundry location	Inscription
treble	5-0-9		D	1910	Alfred Bowell	Ipswich
2	5-2-12	31½	C	1654	Antony Chandler	Drayton Parslow	1654 CHANDELER MADE ME
3	6-2-0		B^b	1910	Alfred Bowell	Ipswich
4	7-3-18	36	A	1863	John Warner & Sons	Cripplegate	CAST BY JOHN WARNER & SONS LONDON 1863 ·:·
5	9-1-0	38½	G	1863	John Warner & Sons	Cripplegate	CAST BY JOHN WARNER & SONS LONDON 1863 ·:·
tenor	12-1-24	43	F	1654	Antony Chandler	Drayton Parslow	1654 CHANDELER MADE ME
sanctus		16		1883	John Warner & Sons	Cripplegate	J WARNER & SONS LONDON 1883

Notes:

The “N”s in “CHANDLER” on the second and tenor are reversed.

Travel Details: OS Grid Ref: SP802273. Limited parking.

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