Shrewsbury, St Mary - Inscriptions
Bell | Position | Inscription |
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Treble | Inscription band |
The Bell Of S.Mary's Were Taken Down, Repaired & Rehung, March 1911. |
On waist |
W.G.Pennyman * Vicar Edw. Burd Wm Autree
B. Steward |
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Opposite on waist | ||
Second | Inscription band (deep, with two lines of text) |
"Ring Out The Darkness Of The Land, (from Tennyson - In Memoriam cvi) |
Opposite on waist | ||
Third | Inscription band |
We Were All Fix'd Here By Voluntary Subscription In The Year 1775 (decoration as below) |
Below ins. band |
Pack & Chapman Of London Fecit |
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Fourth | Inscription band |
HAPPINESS TO ALL THE WORTHY CONTRIBUTORS 1775 (decoration as below) (the lettering is incised and the decoration is a normal moulding) (example of the incised lettering) |
Below ins. band |
Pack & Chapman Of London Fecit |
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Fifth | Inscription band |
Success To The Worshipfull Company Of Drapers + Pack & Chapman Of London Fecit 1775 + + represents a stop |
Sixth | Inscription band |
Unanimity & Welfare To All The Inhabitants Of Salop + Pack & Chapman Of London Fecit 1775 + represents a stop as on fifth bell |
Seventh | Inscription band |
Peace & Felicity To This Church & Nation + Pack & Chapman Of London Fecit 1775 + (decoration) + represents a stop as on fifth bell decoration as on fourth bell |
Eighth | Inscription band |
Prosperity To St Mary's Parish + Pack & Chapman Of London Fecit 1775 + (decoration) + represents a stop as on fifth bell decoration as on fourth bell |
Ninth | Inscription band |
E. Blakeway A: M: Minister. MessRS J. Watkys. J. Warren. E. Elsemere. H Kent. Church Wardens 1775 (decoration) (all on one line) decoration as on fourth bell |
Below ins. band |
Pack & Chapman Of London Fecit |
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Tenor | Inscription band |
May All Whom I Summon To Their Graves Enjoy Everlasting Bliss + + represents a stop as on fifth bell decoration as on fourth bell |