Oxford Diocesan Guild of Church Bellringers- Boxford

Established January 17 1881

St. Andrew, Boxford, Berks
Newbury branch of the ODG

Dedication: St. Andrew, Boxford

Availability and Restrictions *Unringable*, only chiming is possible (information from Mike Till, 2004).

The Bells

Draught: Long

Access to ringing chamber: Ground floor

The following information comes from F.Sharpe The Church Bells of Berkshire. He visited the tower in 1939.

Frame: Oak A, c.18.
Gear: Elm headstocks, Hoop(3) Strap(1,2,4,5) gudgeons, Plain brass bearings, Traditional English-type wheels, Traditional stays.

A ring of 5, tenor 8-2-0#, diameter 37 ”, tuned to A

Bell	Weight cwt-qr-lb	Strike Note	Date cast	Founder	Foundry location	Inscription
Treble	3-3-0#	E	1744	John Stares	Aldbourne	THE GIFT OF M^RS SUSANNA ARCHER OF WELFORD TO THE CHURCH OF BOXFORD BARKS • IOHN STARES BELLFOUNDER ANNO DOM.: J744
2	4-2-0#	D	1616	Henry Knight I	Reading	HENRX KNXGHT MADE ME ANO X6X8 + V H R H
3	5-1-0#	C^#	1601	Robert Becconsall	itinerant	GOD BE OVR GYD 1601 C [Fig 24] W
4	6-2-0#	B	1639	Ellis Knight I	Reading	LOVE GOD 1639
Tenor	8-2-0#	A	1846	Robert Taylor	Oxford	+ W: Taylor Oxford Fecit Ano Dni M. dccc.xl.vi.
Sanctus	1-0-0#		1640	Ellis Knight I	Reading	DONUM . SAM . RADELXF . RECTORXS X640

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