Chesterton

Bell	Inscription	Weight
Treble	HENDRY FARMER AND IAMES KEENE MADE ME 1623	Not known
2nd	HENDRY FARMER AND IAMES KEENE MADE ME 1623	Not known
Tenor	None - random ornamental lettering	Not known Estimated 11 cwt, but handles like 14 cwt!

All on plain bearings, with wooden headstocks, and canons removed. The cast-in crown staples have been cut off, but stumps are still embedded.

There is also a Sanctus bell which still has canons and crown staple.

The bells are in a 4 bell frame. The empty pit still has original hardwood bearings let into the top cill. The missing bell was removed when the tower clock was installed in the room below.

For ringing information contact:

Mrs Rosemary L. Henson
Himley Farm Bungalow,
Middleton Stoney Road,
Chesterton,
Bicester,
Oxon OX26 1RT

The Treble

The Second

The Tenor

The empty pit

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