PDGCBR Bell Inscription Inventory

Past and present bells of the Eayre family.

Thomas and John Eayre of Kettering, 1716 - 1718

Location

Bell

Present
bell

Other
details

Date

......

.....

Location

Bell

Present
bell

Other
details

Date

Burton
Latimer

5/8

Yes

1718

Mears
Ashby

5/5

rc1913

1718

Cranford
St. John

2/4

rc1907

1717

Warkton

3/6

Yes

1718

Thomas I Eayre of Kettering, 1718 - 1757

Joseph Eayre of St. Neots, 1735 - 1772

Location

Bell

Present
bell

Other
details

Date

......

.....

Location

Bell

Present
bell

Other
details

Date

Achurch

4/4

Yes

1735

Draughton

{

1/4

Yes

1767

{

2/4

Yes

1767

Aldwincle
All Saints'

{

1/5

1720

{

3/4

Yes

1767

{

3/5

1724

{

4/4

Yes

1767

{

5/5

1720

Daventry

8/10

Yes

1764

Aldwincle,
St. Peter

2/3

rc1903

1724

East Carlton

{

1/6

Yes

1755

Belton in
Rutland

1/4

rc1911

1730

{

2/6

Yes

1755

{

3/6

Yes

1755

Benefield

{

3/6

Yes

1755

{

4/6

Yes

1755

{

5/6

Yes

1733

{

5/6

Yes

1755

{

6/6

Yes

1755

Boughton

3/3

rc1907

1749

Exton

6/6

rc1895

1763

Brampton
Ash

5/6

Yes

1754

Exton House
Chapel

1/1

Yes

1771

Burton
Latimer

8/8

Yes

1749

Greetham

1/4

rc1923

1741

Chelveston

1/5

Yes

1744

Hargrave

2/4

Yes

1748

Clipston

1/5

Yes

1752

Nassington

3/6

Yes

1754

Cranford
St. Andrew

1/4

Yes

1718

Newnham

3/6

Yes

1769

Daventry

{

1/8

rc1965

1738

{

2/8

rc1965

1738

Oundle

6/8

Yes

1763

{

3/8

rc1951

1738

{

4/8

rc1965

1738

Paston

2/3

Yes

{

7/10

Yes

1738

Polebrook

{

4/5

Yes

1771

Daventry

{

7/8

rc1915

1738

{

5/5

Yes

1765

{

8/8

rc1908

1738

Walgrave

4/5

Yes

1766

Drayton House
Chapel,
near Lowick

1/1

rc1909

1737

Easton
on the Hill

5/6

Yes

1749

Weekley

4/6

Yes

1771

Gayton

1/6

Yes

1727

Whitwell

1/2

Yes

1749

Geddington

5/6

Yes

1732

Yarwell

3/4

Yes

1754

Glaston

c1739

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Great
Oxendon

5/5

Yes

1744

Harringworth

6/6

Yes

1755

Hemington

2/4

Yes

1724

Higham
Ferrers

un-
used

Yes

1737

Irchester

5/8

Yes

1729

Kettering

{

Yes

1722

{

1732

Ketton

1/6

Yes

1748

King's Cliffe

5/5

rc1917

1738

Langham

1/6

rc1900

1754

Little
Bowden

3/3

Leics.
Diocese

1750

Market
Overton

{

2/5

Yes

1737

{

4/5

Yes

1737

Morcott

4/4

Yes

1726

Newton
Bromswold

1/4

Yes

1746

North
Luffenham

5/6

Yes

1742

Oakham
Hospital

1/1

Yes

1744

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Thomas II Eayre of Kettering, 1757 - 1762

Old

2/5

Yes

1723

Location

Bell

Present
bell

Other
details

Date

Oundle

{

4/8

Yes

1735

Blisworth

{

2/6

Yes

1758

{

5/8

Yes

1742

{

6/6

Yes

1758

{

8/8

rc1868

1748

Brigstock

4/8

Yes

1758

Raunds

{

3/8

Yes

1732

{

5/8

Yes

1732

Earls Barton

8/8

Yes

1761

{

6/8

rc1949

1732

{

7'8

rc1879

1732

Grendon

6/6

Yes

1761

{

8/8

rc1898

1732

Gretton

{

1/5

Yes

1761

Rothwell

9/10

Yes

1726

{

2/5

Yes

1761

{

3/5

Yes

1761

Rushton

{

2/6

Yes

1731

{

4/5

Yes

1761

{

1/6

rc1896

1720

{

5/5

Yes

1761

Ryhall

4/5

rc1867

1720

Lilbourne

{

1/5

Yes

1762

{

2/5

Yes

1762

Stanion

5/6

Yes

1742

{

3/5

Yes

1762

{

4/5

Yes

1762

Stanwick

2/3

rc1931

1721

{

5/5

Yes

1761

Stoke Doyle

{

1/5

Yes

1727

Stoke Dry

1/1

Yes

1761

{

2/5

Yes

1727

{

3/5

Yes

1727

Warkton

4/6

Yes

1761

{

4/5

Yes

1727

{

5/5

Yes

1727

Sutton
Bassett

1/1

rc1923

1718

Teigh

{

1/3

Yes

1746

{

2/3

Yes

1746

Thorpe
Malsor

4/6

Yes

1751

Wellingborough

3/6

rc1884

1729

West
Haddon

5/5

Yes

1729

Wilbarston

2/5

rc1985

1739

^^^ Bell locations, table layout only ^^^

Bell No.		(Previous/earlier bell No.)		Date		Founder		Special attributes		Inscription
Column 1		Extra columns 1a,1b, displayed where applicable. (Bell No.) in brackets.		Column 2		Column 3		Auxiliary column 3a, displayed where applicable		Column 4

All tabulated abbreviations :
c = circa .......... ? = uncertainty .......... preR = pre-reformation date ............... rc = recast ............... unr = unringable ..............

Auxiliary bell types >>> S = Sanctus; Sv = Service; C = Clock; A = Angelus; B = Bourdon; Un = Unused; Dis = Disused;

Special attributes abbreviations :
KT = Keltek Trust ...... RH = Royal-headed bell ...... RHrc = Royal-headed bell recast ...... ChCT = Churches Conservation Trust ......

Branch abbreviations as and where used.
Cw = Culworth; ..... Dav = Daventry; ..... Gsb = Guilsborough; ..... Kett = Kettering; ..... Ntn = Northampton; ..... Pet; ..... Peterborough; ..... Rut = Rutland; ..... Thr = Thrapston; ..... Tow = Towcester; ..... Well = Wellingborough;

Founder abbreviations.

A : EA - Edward Arnold......... B&RA - Bartholomew & Robert Atton...... BA - Bartholomew Atton...... RA - Robert Atton;

Bagley : Bg - Bagley (generic)...... HB - Henry Bagley...... H1B - Henry I Bagley...... H2B - Henry II Bagley...... H3B - Henry III Bagley...... MB - Matthew Bagley...... M1B - Matthew I Bagley...... M3B - Matthew III Bagley...... WB - William Bagley;

B : JhBb - John Barber...... JB&C - James Barwell & Co...... TmBt - Thomas Bett...... RcB - Richard Benetlye...... WmBs - William Blews & Sons...... TB - Thomas Bond...... AB - Alfred Bowell...... BrF - Brassfounders...... JB - John Briant...... TmsB - Thomas Bullisdon...... BsEF - Bury St. Edmunds Foundry;

C : CC - Charles Carr...... JsC - Joseph Carter...... RbC - Robert Catlin...... RC - Robert Chamberlain...... WC - William Chamberlain...... R3C - Richard III Chandler...... Ch&M - Chapman & Mears...... P&C - Pack & Chapman...... TC - Thomas Clay...... JdeC - John de Colsale...... CvSS - Covington of Stony Stratford;

D : JDB - John Danyell successor 'Brede' ...... MD - Michael Darbie...... WmD - William Dawe...... WD - William Dobson;

Eayre : JE - Joseph Eayre...... T1E - Thomas I Eayre...... T2E - Thomas II Eayre...... T&JE - Thomas & John Eayre;

E : IE - Islip Edmunds...... Eijs - Eijsbouts...... B2E - Bryan II Eldridge...... WmE - William Emerton;

F : WdeF - William de Flint;

G : G&J - Gillett & Johnson...... CG - Christopher Graye;

H : EH - Edward Hall...... TmHr - Thomas Harrys...... WH - William Haulsey...... SdeH - Symon de Hazfelde...... GgH - George Hedderly...... T1H - Thomas I Hedderly...... EdwH - Edward Hemins...... JsHe - Jo[h]anna Hille...... RHe - R. Hille...... JH - John Hodson...... RcH - Richard Holdfield;

K : JhK - John Kebyll...... JK - James Keene...... RK - Richard Keene...... E1K - Ellis I Knight;

L : RgL - Roger Landen...... L&P - Lester & Pack...... LeicF - Leicester Foundry...... LdnF - London Foundry...... LBS - London Foundry, Balcombe Shield;

Mears : CGM - Charles & George Mears...... GMc - George Mears & Co...... GM - George Mears...... GMs - George Mears & Son...... TMs - Thomas Mears & Son...... T1M - Thomas I Mears...... T2M - Thomas II Mears...... M&S - Mears & Stainbank...... Ch&M - Chapman & Mears;

M : Mg - Mellours (generic)...... RcM - Richard Mellours...... RM - Robert Mellours...... RbMt - Robert Mot;

Newcombe : N - Newcombe...... Ng - Newcombe (generic)...... N&W - Newcombe & Watts...... EN - Edward Newcombe...... T1N - Thomas I Newcombe...... T2N - Thomas II Newcombe...... R1N - Robert I Newcombe ........ R2N - Robert II Newcombe;

N : NV&C - Naylor Vickers & Co...... WmNn - William Noone;

Norris : MwN - Matthew Norris...... TmN - Thomas Norris...... Tb1N - Tobias I Norris...... Tb3N - Tobias III Norris;

O : H2O - Henry II Oldfield...... TO - Thomas Osborn;

P : P&C - Pack & Chapman...... L&P - Lester & Pack...... HP - Henry Penn...... RPd - R. Purdue;

R : AxR - Alexander Rigby......TR - Thomas Russell;

Rudhall : A1R - Abraham I Rudhall ........ A2R - Abraham II Rudhall ........ TRud - Thomas Rudhall ........ Rd-g - Rudhall (generic);

Rufford : Rg - Rufford (generic) ........ JR - John Rufford ......... WR - William Rufford;

S : RcS - Richard Sanders...... Skg - Seliok (generic)...... JS - John Seliok...... Rc2S - Richard II Seliok...... JhS - John Sleyt...... RS - Robert Stainbank...... M&S - Mears & Stainbank...... JStd - John Sturdy...... StmF - Stamford Foundry;

Taylor : JT - John Taylor & Co...... JTs - John Taylor & Son...... JTss - John Taylor & Sons...... JTy - John Taylor (Buckland Brewer, Oxford, Loughborough)...... JTBF - J. Taylor Bell Founders......
RT - Robert Taylor...... RTs - Robert Taylor & Son...... RTss - Robert Taylor & Sons...... W&JT - William & John Taylor...... WT - William Taylor...... TE&S - Taylor, Eayre & Smith;

W : JWs - J. Warner & Sons...... WG - Wesley Group...... WBF - Whitechapel Bell Foundry...... JhWy - John Woolley...... RcW - Richard Wood...... WorcF - Worcester Foundry...... RdeW - Richard de Wymbis(h);

Watts : W - Watts......Wg - Watts (generic)......FW - Francis Watts...... H1W - Hugh I Watts...... H2W - Hugh II Watts...... WW - William Watts...... N&W - Newcombe & Watts;

Y : JY - John Yorke (John of York)

Acknowledgements :

Daventry branch inscription inventories; Guilsborough branch inscription inventory;
John Taylor Bellfoundry Archives, (kindly extracted by Chris Pickford, co-archivist at the J.T. Bellfoundry Museum and Archives).
Geoff Pullin - PDGCBR; Barry Care - Moulton; Brian Hardie - Nassington; Chris Dalton; Ringing World; Michael Lee - Fotheringhay;
The Bells of St. Lawrence, Towcester;
"Church Bells of Northamptonshire" & "Church Bells of Rutland", both books by Thomas North;
Dove's Guide;
1989 PDGCBR inventory by Denis Pearson;
Inventory of The Church Bells of Northamptonshire and Rutland in 1938 by Rev. E. S. Powell, M.A.

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