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Chelsea Old Church Bells
The Tower contains a ring of 8 bells; the weight of the tenor
is 101/4 cwt, installed in 1977 by the Whitechapel Bell Foundry.
The metal for seven of the bells came from Immanuel Church,
Streatham, the remaining bell the number 3, was already in
the tower, cast from metal which may date from the reign of
Queen Elizabeth I.
The new ring was cast around this bell. The inscriptions
on the bells reveal some of the history of Chelsea Old Church.
The treble, Given by the members of the Children's Service,
number 2' Given by the Congregation. 3. The Original,
recast in 1957 as the gift of Clifford Manley in memory of
Rose Manley. The number 4. Immanuel. The 5th Given
by the Cadogan Family , Patrons of the living and 6. Arthur
Stride, sometime Church Warden and his wife Bunny. Bell
number 7. Dedicated in the Silver Jubilee Year of Queen
Elizabeth II. The tenor has Sir Thomas More, our most
illustrious parishioner, born 1478.
The ringing chamber is spacious and well appointed with the
possibility of learning and practicing various ringing methods
on a computer programme.
It houses the Belfry Library as well as the London County
Association Library; the Tower Captain is their Librarian.
He welcomes visitors who want to look up facts and figures
from the records, by appointment.
For information about the bell ringers or to contact the
Tower Captain please <click
here>.
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