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St. Laurence, Winslow, Bucks
Central Bucks branch of the ODG
St. Laurence, Winslow
St. Laurence, Winslow©DB May 2005
Dedication: St. Laurence, Winslow

Service Ringing:Sun. 8.50 - 9.30 am.

Practice night:Mon 7.30 - 9.00 pm

The Bells (8) 19-1-0

Access to ringing chamber: Spiral staircase

The information about the bells comes from John Hearn, tower captain in 2004.

Dates and inscriptions of the older bells are copied from A.H.Cocks page 635

Gear: the bells were rehung all on ball bearings in 1955 when two new trebles were cast by Taylor of Loughborough.

A ring of 8; tenor 17-1-9, diameter 47.88", note Eb (Note: The Bells were restored and retuned in 2008)
Bell Weight
cwt-qr-lb		 Diameter
(inches)		 Strike
note		 Date
cast		 Founder Foundry
location		 Inscription
treble 4-2-9 27.63 Eb 1955 John Taylor Loughborough  
2 5-1-6 29.0 D 1955 John Taylor Loughborough  
3 5-3-19 31.0 C 1929 Gillett & Johnston Croydon  
4 6-0-24 33.88 Bb 1846 C & G Mears Whitechapel On Waist:
REVD W.W.MC CREIGHT VICAR 1846
SAMUEL GRAVES DUDLEY THOMAS MORECROFT | CHURCHWARDENS
On Soundbow:
C   &   G MEARS FOUNDERS LONDON
5 8-1-3 36.13 Ab 1670 Richard Keene Woodstock THOMAS SMALBONS    IOHN GODWYN    CHARLS BOLLER       C    W    1670
6 10-1-23 39.50 G 1668 Richard Keene Woodstock 1668
7 12-2-17 42.50 F 1668 Richard Keene Woodstock 1    6    6    8
tenor 17-1-9 47.88 Eb 1777 Pack & Chapman London [G11] JOHN GIBBS JOHN DUDLEY & THOMAS INGRAM CHURCH WARDENS 1777 [G11]

[G11] PACK & CHAPMAN OF LONDON FECIT [G11]
Sanctus 1-3-17 21.25 ? 1611 Robert Atton Buckingham ROBERT ATTON MADE ME * 1611 *
W LOVNES   W GILES   T TOMLIN   I GILBVRD*
W LITCH BENEFACTVRS FOR CHASTING THIS BEL *

Notes:

  1. A.H.Cocks page 637 notes:
    Among the archives of the Archdeaconry of St. Albans listing the Goods belonging to Winslow church on 26th April 1628 it states there was a ring of 5 tunable bells, a sance bell and a clocke
  2. A.H.Cocks page 637 reports that a foot note page 548 in Lipscomb's History of Bucks pub. 1847 states that in June 1668 six modern bells were recast out of five by Mr. Keene of Woodstock and gives the weights of the old and new bells.
BellWeight Old bell
Cwt-qr-lb.		Weight New bell
lb.
treble6-1-05-1-12
29-3-66-1-0
311-2-127-0-16
416-0-810-2-24
524-0-1215-1-16
tenor 17-3-12
  1. Bell News Vol IV p119 11th July 1885 records that Warners placed a new oak frame in the tower with space for 8 bells during the week ending 27th June. The Bells were formally reopened on Thursday 23 July 1885
  2. In the inscription of the sanctus, the * represents the ornament in Cocks Plate XXX no. 5. There are impressions of coins on the soundbow thought to be the sixpence of Elizabeth; they bear a shield of the Royal Arms and a cross fourchée.
Travel Details: OS Grid Ref: SP769276. Plenty of parking space.
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