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St. Peter, Brimpton, Berks
Newbury branch of the ODG
St. Peter, Brimpton
St. Peter, Brimpton
Dedication: St. Peter, Brimpton Service Ringing: By arrangement
Practice night: By arrangement
Availability and Restrictions The Bells (4) 7-2-3

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

Frame: Oak.
Gear: Elm headstocks, strap gudgeons, brass bearings with traditional wheels and fittings.

A ring of 4, tenor 7-2-3, diameter 33½”,tuned to Bb
Bell Weight
cwt-qr-lb		 Strike
Note		 Date
cast		 Founder Foundry
location		 Inscription
Treble 3-2-0# Eb 1642 Ellis Knight I Reading 1642
2 4-1-9 D 1842 Thomas Mears Whitechapel THOMAS MEARS FOUNDER LONDON
REVD GEORGE B. CAFFIN VICAR
JOSEPH ARUNDELL, JAMES RIVERS, CHURCHWARDENS. 1842
3 5-2-0# C 1642 Ellis Knight I Reading LOVE GOD 1642
Tenor 7-2-3 Bb 1876 Mears & Stainbank Whitechapel PRAYES YE THE LORD 1624
RECAST BY MEARS & STAINBANK, LONDON, 1876
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