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St. Michael, Waddesdon, Bucks
Central Bucks branch of the ODG
St. Michael, Waddesdon
St. Michael, Waddesdon İBM 31 May 2004
Dedication: St. Michael, Waddesdon

The Bells (6) 10-2-24, tuned to G. Made of steel.Tuned by Whitechapel in 1995.

Access to ringing chamber: First floor

The six steel bells were rehung in 1951 by R. White & Son of Appleton and were rededicated on Sunday April 22nd 1951 by Canon G. Dixon, Rector andRural Dean.
They were retuned by Whitechapel at which time the tenor weight became 10-2-24.
The weights after tuning were provided by George A Dawson. The diameters came from C.J.N. Dalton and were passed on to us by Andrew Bull .

A ring of 6; tenor 10-2-24, diameter 45”, tuned to G.
Bell Weight
cwt-qr-lb		 Diameter
(inches)		 Strike
note		 Date
cast		 Founder Foundry
location		 Inscription
treble 3-2-22 30 E 1862 Naylor Vickers & Co Sheffield [Running border all round bell, except for Royal Arms]
PATENT
No 3023
NAYLOR VICKERS & Co SHEFFIELD 1862 CAST STEEL
2 4-1-4 32 D 1861 Naylor Vickers & Co Sheffield NAYLOR VICKERS & Co 1861 SHEFFIELD E. RIEPE’S PATENT. CAST STEEL
No 2354
3 5-3-26 36 C 1862 Naylor Vickers & Co Sheffield [Running border] (18*62) [Running border] (18*62) [Running border]
[Royal Arms] No 2870
PATENT
NAYLOR VICKERS & Co SHEFFIELD 1862 CAST STEEL
4 6-3-20 38 B 1862 Naylor Vickers & Co Sheffield as treble except No 3020
5 8-0-20 41¼ A 1862 Naylor Vickers & Co Sheffield as bell 2 except No 2553
tenor 10-2-24 45¼ G 1862 Naylor Vickers & Co Sheffield [Running border all round bell, except for Royal Arms]
PATENT
No 3045
NAYLOR VICKERS & Co SHEFFIELD CAST STEEL
clock
bell		   17½   1806 Thomas Mears & Son Whitechapel 1806

Notes:

  1. The inscribed dates on bell 3 are ornamented and have curved lines on each side, above and below.
  2. There is no date on the tenor bell but it was probably cast at a similar time to the others of the complete ring of six.
Travel Details: OS Grid Ref: SP740169. Parking is OK

Local points of interest for non ringers: National Trust property nearby, Waddesdon Manor.
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