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Church of St. Cassian
Chaddesley Corbett 2000
The peal tuned and rehung with new fittings in
the strengthened old bellframe.
The Sanctus bell also rehung with new fittings.
| Bell |
Founder |
Date |
Weight |
| Treble |
Charles &
John Rudhall of Gloucester |
1783 |
4
2 18 |
| 2 |
Charles &
John Rudhall of Gloucester |
1783 |
4
2 22 |
| 3 |
Abraham Rudhall I
of Gloucester |
1701 |
4
2 12 |
| 4 |
Abraham Rudhall I
of Gloucester |
1701 |
5
2 25 |
| 5 |
Abraham Rudhall I
of Gloucester |
1701 |
7
0 1 |
| 6 |
Charles &
George Mears of London |
1856 |
8
0 15 |
| 7 |
Charles &
George Mears of London |
1856 |
9 2 20 (*) |
| Tenor |
Mears &
Stainbank of London |
1905 |
15
2 0 |
The peal is tuned to
the key of E
| Sanctus |
Mears &
Stainbank of London |
1891 |
0
2 27 |
Hayward Mills Associates
(The weights are given in traditional
manner - cwt, quarters & pounds *)
Hence 9 2 20 = 9 cwts (hundred weights @ 112
lbs) = 1008 lbs
plus 2 quarters of 1
cwt
= 56 lbs
plus 20
lbs
= 20lbs
1084 lbs or 492.73 kgs.
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