The oldest Bellhanging Company in the UK combining Modern Technology
with Traditional Craftsmanship
Established 1824
Archive of projects completed in 2006
GISLINGHAM,
SUFFOLK.
(Tenor 14-1-23 in E)
The cracked 3rd and 4th of this ring
of six have been weld-repaired and the complete ring re-tuned and rehung
in a new cast-iron frame for eight bells below the existing timber frame.
Two trebles have been added to complete the octave.
Gislingham Bells
CHADLINGTON, OXON.
(Tenor 8-3-13. in G)
The ring of six has been re-tuned and
rehung with new fittings in the existing cast-iron frame.
ST. GILES-IN-THE-FIELDS, HOLBORN,
LONDON.
(Tenor 14-0-16)
This ring of eight has been rehung with
new fittings in the existing timber frame which has been restored and
strengthened.
St. Giles-in-the-Fields, Holborn,
London
BISHOP'S STORTFORD, HERTS.
(Tenor 16-3-15 in Eb)
The ring of ten has been overhauled.
The bearings have been modified, the clappers either repaired or replaced
and the foundation support beams built into the walls.
Bishops
Stortford
Parish
Church
PUTTENHAM,
SURREY. (Tenor 7-2-18 in
Ab)
The six bells have been retuned and rehung
with new fittings in the existing frame which has been strengthened by the
addition of a steel foundation grillage.
ABINGDON, ST. HELEN, OXON
(Tenor 16-0-0 in F).
Ten new bells have been cast and tuned
to 1930s Gillett and
Johnston
profiles. They have been hung with new fittings in a new single level cast-iron
frame. The sanctus bell, hung in one of the spire
openings, has been rehung after being derelict for many years.
St. Helen's, Abingdon: the new bells,
fittings and frame in the workshop (L) and the restored
sanctus bell back in the spire (R)
WIMBORNE MINSTER,
DORSET. (Tenor
29cwt.-2qr.-20lb.)
The cast-iron H-frame for this glorious
Gillett & Johnston ring of ten has been modified and strengthened. The
ringing fittings have had a major overhaul
and bells treble-4th inclusive rehung on ball-bearings. At the same time
the roping-down has been improved.
Wimborne Minster - The tenor
bell
"We had a chance to ring the bells
for the Civic Service this afternoon, we are a bit out of practice but the
bells are greatly improved. The striking is better, the mechanism is much
smoother, the back bells all ring much nicer together and the front four
are going well on their new bearings. The tone is also improved. Whites of
Appleton
have done a great job."
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Bellhangers. Appleton, Abingdon, Oxon. OX13 5JJ. Tel: 01865
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