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St. Gregory, Welford, Berks
Newbury branch of the ODG
St. Gregory, Welford
St. Gregory, Welford
Dedication: St. Gregory, Welford

Availability and Restrictions *Unringable*

The Bells (5) 8-0-0#

The following information comes from F.Sharpe The Church Bells of Berkshire. He visited the tower in 1940.

Frame: Oak, c1580.
Gear: Elm headstocks, Strap gudgeons, Plain brass bearings, Traditional English-type wheels, Traditional stays. Ropes fall 1-3-4-2-5. Tuned as the front five of an octave; unringable.

A ring of 5, tenor 7-1-0#, diameter 35”, tuned to Bb
Bell Weight
cwt-qr-lb		 Strike
Note		 Date
cast		 Founder Foundry
location		 Inscription
Treble 3-1-0# F 1588 Joseph Carter Reading Blessed be the name of the lorde [Coin]
Joseph[F9]carter 1588
2 3-3-0# E 1592 Henry Knight I Reading [Cross] Henry Knight Mad Mee ANO 1592
3 4-3-0# D 1609 Henry Knight I Reading HENRY KNIGHT MADE MEE X6X9
4 5-3-0# C 1661 William Purdue Salisbury [Ornamental border all round bell]
WILLIAM [F] WEBB [F] GEORG [F] COEXHED [F] CHVRCH : WARDENS : GB : 1661 [Bell] W [Bell] P [Bell] WB [Two trees]
Tenor 7-1-0# Bb 1576 William Knight II Reading [Cross] missi de cellis habeo nomen gabrielis
WK 1576

Notes:

  1. The tenor weight of 8-0-0# comes from the Oxford Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers’ Annual Report, 2005.
  2. [F] on the fourth is a Fleur-de-lys.
Points of interest in church Round tower

Travel Details: OS Grid Ref: SU408732

Local points of interest for non ringers: Welford Park nearby
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