02/01/2025
Here (below) are the changes that have been notified during the past three months
Rings of Four and Above
Marshchapel, Lincs: Now 6
Barton u Needwood, Staffs: 8 -> 10
Walsden, W Yorks: Now UR
Porthmadog, Wales: Deleted (bells removed into storage)
Rings of Three
Huntshaw, Devon: Re-listed 3
Chalton, Hants: No longer UR
Marshchapel, Lincs: Now 6
Cavenham, Suffolk: Newly listed UR 3
Osmotherley, N Yorks: Deleted (augmented to 4; rehung dead)
Churches notified as closed during the past three months:
Brighton, Kemp Town, E Sussex
Hightown, W Yorks
Projects notified as in progress during the past three months:
Bath Abbey, Som (Whites of Appleton)
General overhaul.
Braughing, Herts (John Taylor & Co)
General overhaul.
Corby, Northants (O'Shea Engineering)
Bells to be rehung with mainly new fittings in the existing frame.
Frampton, Dorset (John Taylor & Co)
Bells to be tuned and rehung with all new fittings in the existing, but strengthened, frame.
Great Comberton, Worcs (Whites of Appleton)
General overhaul.
Great Mitton, Lancs (John Taylor & Co)
Rope guide to be installed.
Greetham, Rutland (John Taylor & Co)
Bells to be rehung with the existing fittings in the existing, but rebuilt, frame.
Lichfield, S Mary, Staffs (John Taylor & Co)
General overhaul.
Upton upon Severn, Worcs (John Taylor & Co)
General overhaul.
Wheathampstead, Herts (John Taylor & Co)
General overhaul.
Worthing, W Sussex (O'Shea Engineering)
Headstocks for bells 4/8 and 5/8 to be replaced.
Projects notified as completed during the past three months:
Ardleigh, Essex (John Taylor & Co)
Two bells cast to augment the ring from eight to ten bells.
Barton u Needwood, Staffs (John Taylor & Co)
Ring augmented from eight to ten bells; bells tuned and re-hung with all new fittings in a new frame.
Bideford, Devon (John Taylor & Co)
General overhaul.
Bishop Auckland, Durham (John Taylor & Co)
General overhaul.
Croome D'Abitot, Worcs (Matthew Higby & Co)
Bells rehung with all new fittings in the existing frame.
Devizes, S John, Wilts (Whites of Appleton)
General overhaul.
Dymock, Glos (John Taylor & Co)
Bells rehung with mainly new fittings in the existing frame.
Gedney, Lincs (John Taylor & Co)
General overhaul.
Great Barrington, Glos (Whites of Appleton)
General overhaul.
Great Wymondley, Herts (Whites of Appleton)
Bell 5/6 replaced; bells tuned and rehung with all new fittings in the existing frame.
Hugglescote, Leics (John Taylor & Co)
Headstock for bell 2/8 replaced.
Huntshaw, Devon (John Taylor & Co)
Phase two: bells restored to a fully ringable condition.
Kings Langley, Herts (John Taylor & Co)
General overhaul.
Kirtlington, Oxon (Whites of Appleton)
Gudgeons on bell 5/8 replaced.
Lydney, Glos (John Taylor & Co)
General overhaul.
Manchester Cath, Gr Man (John Taylor & Co)
General overhaul.
Marshchapel, Lincs (Blyth & Co)
Ring augmented from three to six bells; bells tuned and re-hung with all new fittings in a new frame.
Melbourn, Cambs (Matthew Higby & Co)
Bells 1/8 and 2/8 rehung with all new fittings in the existing frame.
North Tamerton, Cornwall (John Taylor & Co)
Bells tuned and rehung with all new fittings in the existing frame.
Ombersley, Worcs (Whites of Appleton)
Bell 6/6 recast.
Osmotherley, N Yorks (Nicholson Engineering Ltd)
Ring augmented from three to four bells; bells re-hung dead in the existing frame.
Oundle, Northants (John Taylor & Co)
General overhaul.
Porthmadog, Wales (Blyth & Co)
Bells removed into storage.
Portishead, Som (Matthew Higby & Co)
Bell 6/8 replaced.
Powerstock, Dorset (John Taylor & Co)
Bells lightly tuned and rehung with all new fittings in the existing, but strengthened, frame.
Rickmansworth, Herts (Whites of Appleton)
Gudgeons on bell 10/10 replaced.
Scarborough, N Yorks (Blyth & Co)
General overhaul.
St Mawgan in Pydar, Cornwall (John Taylor & Co)
General overhaul.
Stillington, N Yorks (John Taylor & Co)
Bells rehung with all new fittings in the existing, but strengthened, frame.
Stottesdon, Shrops (John Taylor & Co)
Bell 1/4 rehung with mainly new fittings in its existing, but strengthened, pit.
Stratton St Margaret, Wilts (John Taylor & Co)
Bells tuned and rehung with mainly new fittings in the existing frame.
Tawstock, Devon (Nicholson Engineering Ltd)
General overhaul.
Teversal, Notts (John Taylor & Co)
General overhaul.
Tilton on the Hill, Leics (John Taylor & Co)
Bells rehung with the existing fittings in the existing frame, rebuilt lower in the tower.
Watlington, Oxon (Whites of Appleton)
Bell 5/8 welded; bells tuned and rehung with all new fittings in the existing, but strengthened, frame.
Worth Matravers, Dorset (Nicholson Engineering Ltd)
Bells rehung on new ball bearings.
