Oxford Diocesan Guild of Church Bellringers- Great Shefford

Established January 17 1881

St. Mary, Great Shefford, Berks
Newbury branch of the ODG

St. Mary, Great Shefford

Dedication: St. Mary, Great Shefford

Availability and Restrictions *Unringable*

The Bells (6) 9-0-0# Anti-clockwise ring.

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

Frame: Oak.
Fittings: A White 1870.

A ring of 6, tenor 7-2-0#, diameter 36½”, tuned to A^b

Bell	Weight cwt-qr-lb	Strike Note	Date cast	Founder	Foundry location	Inscription
Treble	3-1-11	F	1870	Mears & Stainbank	Whitechapel	MEARS & STAINBANK, FOUNDERS, LONDON, 1870. F. MENZIES, RECTOR. I. LANGFORD, I. W. WARD, CHURCHWARDENS. AWAKE UP MY GLORY.
2	3-2-0#	E^b	c1770	Robert Wells	Aldbourne	R : WELLS : ALDBOURNE : FECIT .·.
3	4-0-22	D^b	1870	Mears & Stainbank	Whitechapel	IN WF IC [Bell] W[Bell]P [Bell] ANNO DOMINI 1662 RECAST BY MEARS & STAINBANK LONDON. F. MENZIES, RECTOR. I. LANGFORD, I. W. WARD, CHURCHWARDENS. 1870.
4	4-2-0#	C	1662	William Purdue	Salisbury	[Vine border all round bell] [F] IN [F] WF [F] IC [Bell] W[Bell]P [Bell] [Border of fleurs-de-lys] [Fig 61 four times] ANNO DOMINO [Fig 61] 1662
5	5-2-7	B^b	1870	Mears & Stainbank	Whitechapel	IN WF IC ANNO DOMINI 1662 [Bell] W[Bell]P [Bell] RECAST BY MEARS & STAINBANK LONDON. F. MENZIES, RECTOR. I. LANGFORD, I. W. WARD, CHURCHWARDENS. 1870.
Tenor	7-2-0#	A^b	1735	John & Robert Cor	Aldbourne	:::: RICHARD KENWRICK RECTOR, IOHN FVLBROOK & RICHARD POCOCK CVRCH WARDENS :::: I& R COR J735

Notes:

The tenor weight of 9-0-0# comes from the Oxford Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers’ Annual Report, 2005.
[F] is a Fleur-de-lys.

Travel Details: OS Grid Ref: SU380754