Upton Magna, St Lucia - former ring of five bells

Upton Magna, St Lucia

Inscriptions

5 bells, Tenor reputedly 9-0-0 in A#Ground floorSJ 553124

In fact, the Tenor weighed 8-0-24

Treble:  James Barwell of Birmingham, 1907
Second:  Undated, (Walters suggests 15th century), cast by IT of Exeter
Third and Fifth:  Newcombe of Leicester, 1605
Fourth:  Thomas Clibury II of Wellington, 1664

The treble had a Doncaster head and the second was the only other bell to retain its canons. The bells all hung from wooden headstocks on plain bearings in a wooden frame (Pickford 5.1: B1, C2, D3, E4, A5). They were rung from the base of the tower with four of the ropes falling alongside a handsome, if inconveniently placed, monument with the fourth in splendid isolation opposite.

The ring of five was pealed for the first and only time on 15th September 2007. Two days later the bells were removed to the workshops of Hayward Mills Associates in Nottingham.

Upton Magna old tenor

The Tenor bell

Upton Magna old 4th

The fourth bell

Upton Magna old 2nd

The second bell

Upton Magna old treble

The Treble bell

Upton Magna old tenor insc. band

The inscription band on the Tenor bell, with
decoration above and below

Upton Magna old 2nd canons

The canons of the second bell

Upton Magna old treble Doncaster head

The Doncaster head on the Treble

Upton Magna tenor founder

Upton Magna tenor founder

The founder of the third and Tenor bells

Upton Magna plaque

The brass tablet in the base of the tower,
recording the augmentation of the bells in 1907

Upton Magna tenor date

The date on the Tenor bell

Upton Magna tenor decoration

Cable decoration on the Tenor bell

Upton Magna tenor decoration

Decoration on the Tenor bell

Upton Magna old 4th detail

Detail from the inscription on the fourth bell

Upton Magna old 3rd detail

Detail from the inscription on the third bell