PDGCBR Bell Inscription Inventory

The Norris family of Stamford, Lincolnshire.

Bells attributed to Matthew Norris - 1597

Location Present
bells Other
details Date

Edith Weston 4/6 (1/3) 1597

Seaton
3/6 (2/5) 1597

Tobias I Norris - 1603 to 1626

Location

Present
bell

Other
details

Date

Location

Previous
bell

Other
details

Date

Ayston

3/4

1626

Bainton

1/4

1604

Barnack

{

4/6

(3/5)

1608

Barnack

(2/5)

rc1897

1608

{

5/6

(4/5)

1609

Brooke

2/6

(1/4)

1610

Deene

6/6

(5/5)

1615

Edith Weston

5/6

(2/3)

1621

Etton

{

2/3

1618

{

3/3

1618

Fotheringhay

4/6

(2/4)

1614

Glaston

{

4/6

(1/3)

1622

{

5/6

(2/3)

1616

Great Addington

(3/4)

rc1899

1605

Hambleton

{

2/5

(1/4)

1610

{

3/5

(2/4)

1610

Hambleton

(4/4)

rc1887

1611

Helpston

3/3

1618

King's Cliffe

3/6

(2/5)

1619

Lamport

4/4

1616

Little Casterton

2/2

1608

Lutton

{

1/4

1610

{

4/4

1619

Lutton

(3/4)

rc1892

1604

Lyndon

(2/4)

rc1889

1624

Manton

(2/2)

rc1920

1619

Northborough

1/2

1611

North Luffenham

4/6

(3/5)

1618

Paston

1/3

1607

Pilton, Oundle

{

2/4

1610

{

3/4

1610

South Luffenham

{

(2/4)

rc1886

1618

{

(3/4)

rc1886

1618

Stanion

3/6

(1/4)

1607

Tansor

2/3

1611

Thornhaugh

(1/3)

rc1993

1619

Tinwell

(4/4)

rc1883

1620

Wadenhoe

6/6

(3/3)

1607

Wadenhoe

(1/3)

rc1937

1603

Warmington

4/6

(3/5)

1604

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Tobias III Norris - 1662 to 1699

Present
bell

Previous
bell

Achurch

2/4

rc1898

1675

Belton, Rutland

{

(2/4)

rc1911

1681

{

(3/4)

rc1911

1695

Caldecott

{

2/6

(1/5)

1696

{

3/6

(2/5)

1696

{

5/6

(4/5)

1696

Caldecott

(3/5)

rc1985

1696

{

6/6

(5/5)

1696

Clipsham

{

1/3

1671

{

2/3

1675

Cottesmore

(5/5)

rc1885

1699

Cranford St.Andrew

3/4

1683

East Farndon

(2/5) [1/4]

rc1991

1675

Empingham

(1/5)

rc1859

1695

Exton

{

2/6

1675

Exton

(1/6)

rc1895

1675

{

3/6

1675

{

4/6

1675

{

5/6

1675

Guilsborough

(4/4)

rc1847

1675

Hargrave

3/4

1675

Helpston

1/3

1671

Lutton

(2/4)

rc1892

1682

Lyddington

{

2/6

(1/5)

1695

{

3/6

(2/5)

1694

{

5/6

(4/5)

1694

Lyddington

(3/5)

rc1861

1694

{

6/6

(5/5)

1694

Lyndon

4/4

1687

Marholm

1/1

1678

Nassington

(3/5)

rc2016

1686

Peterborough,
St.John's Church

1675

Seaton

6/6

(5/5)

1669

Thornhaugh

(3/3)

rc1860

1684

Thrapston

(3/5)

rc1897

1677

Wardley

1/2

1677

Warmington

(2/5)

rc1876

1669

Weston by Welland

5/5

1662

Wittering

{

3/6

(1/3)

1681

{

5/6

(3/3)

1681

Woodford, Kettering

(2/5)

rc1912

1673

Thomas Norris - 1626 to 1678

Location

Present
bell

Other
details

Date

Location

Previous
bell

Other
details

Date

Aldwincle, All Saints'

(4/5)

1637

Apethorpe

{

(1/4)

1629

{

(3/4)

1671

Barnwell

2/2

1678

Belton, Rutland

(4/4)

rc1911

1660

Brampton Ash

{

1/6

1676

{

2/6

1676

Braunston, Rutland

6/6

(4/4)

1660

Brigstock

{

5/8 to 8/8

(2/5 to 5/5)

1647

Brooke

4/6

(3/4)

1648

Bulwick

{

2/6

(1/5)

1629

{

3/6

(2/5)

1629

{

4/6

(3/5)

1630

{

6/6

(5/5)

1648

Clipsham

3/3

1657

Collyweston

2/2

1636

Collyweston

(1/2)

rc1903

1636

Cottesmore

{

2/6

(1/5)

1660

{

4/6

(3/5)

1660

Cottesmore

(4/5)

rc1886

1660

Denford

1/6

1629

Easton on the Hill

{

3/6

(1/4)

1640

{

1640

Easton on the Hill

(4/4) retained,
now the service bell

1640

Empingham

(4/5)

rc1859

1661

Etton

1/3

1630

Fotheringhay

6/6

(4/4)

1634

Greetham

{

(3/4)

rc1923

1658

{

(4/4)

rc1923

1650

Gretton

(C)

rc1922

1636

Kettering

(5/8)

1630

Langham

{

3/6

1636

{

6/6

1660

Langham

(2/6)

rc1874

1660

Maxey

3/6

(2/5)

1661

Maxey

{

(4/6)

rc1906

1661

{

(6/6)

rc1906

1661

Morcott

1/4

1637

Nassington

(4/5)

rc2016

1642

North Luffenham

2/6

(1/5)

1630

Peakirk

2/2

1677

Ridlington

(2/3)

rc1903

1671

Ryhall

{

3/6

(2/5)

1627

{

4/6

(3/5)

1626

{

6/6

(5/5)

1633

Stretton

2/2

1663

Sudborough

{

2/5

(1/4)

1647

{

5/5

(4/4)

1647

Thornhaugh

3/5

(2/3)

1634

Thrapston

(5/5)

rc1897

1634

Tickencote

1/2

1630

Tinwell

{

1/4

1654

{

3/4

1639

Wakerley

2/3

1663

Warmington

2/6

(1/5)

1670

Woodford, Kettering

6/8

(3/5)

1662

Woodnewton

(1/2)

rc1910

1640

^^^ 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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Bells attributed to Matthew Norris - 1597

Location	Present bells	Other details	Date

Edith Weston	4/6	(1/3)	1597
Seaton	3/6	(2/5)	1597