Oxford Diocesan Guild of Church Bellringers- Wingrave

Established January 17 1881

SS. Peter & Paul, Wingrave, Bucks
Central Bucks branch of the ODG

SS. Peter & Paul, Wingrave©BM 24 Nov 2003

Dedication:SS. Peter & Paul, Wingrave

Practice night: Tue 7.45pm

The Bells (8) 14-2-21

Draught: average
Audibility: 3 - (On a scale of 1 to 5, 1=faint 5=very loud)
Extra facilities: Simulator fitted to bell No 5

Access to ringing chamber: Spiral staircase

The information below on the 6 older bells comes from A.H.Cocks page 632

Gear: the bells were rehung all on ball bearings in 1955 when the ring was augmented to 8 with two new trebles by Eayre & Smith Ltd.

A ring of 8; tenor 14-2-21, diameter 43

Bell	Diameter (inches)	Date cast	Founder	Foundry location	Inscription
treble
2
3	32¼	1760	Lester & Pack	Whitechapel	[Border G11] LESTER & PACK FECIT J760 [G11] W^M ABR^M SAM THEED ROB^T LUCAS GAVE ME J1620
4	33½	1618	William Wakefield	Reading?	IOHN THEED _A^O_N _DO^M 1618 W W
5	34½	1608	Joseph Carter	Reading	IOSEPHNS CARTER ME FECIT 1608 john theed
6	38	1760	Lester & Pack	Whitechapel	M^R* RICH^D* WOOLLEY VICAR * T + KEENE & T + SEABROOKE + CH * WARDENS J1760 LESTER & PACK FECIT [rose] (incised on waist:) 9=J=JO
7	42	1783	Chapman & Mears	Woodstock	M^R RICH^D WOOLEY VICKER MESS^SR JN^O GRACE & JN^O HIGGS CH.Wardens CHAPMAN & MEARS OF LONDON FECERUNT 1783
tenor	43	c1460	John Danyell	London	[Cross, fig 26] Intonat De Celis Vor Campana Michaelis [Cross, E3] [Shield, S10]
Sanctus	15¾	1678	Anthony Chandler	Drayton Parslow	A C 1678

Notes:

Typical lettering on bell 5 is shown in Cocks, Plate XX:
The crowned capitals on the tenor are shown in Cocks, Plate XIII:

Travel Details: OS Grid Ref: SP869190. Plenty of parking space.

Eating Places: ‘The Rose & Crown’

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