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The Church Bell Inventory of Northamptonshire and Rutland.
a PDGCBR past and present presentation.





U.
Ufford,     St. Andrew's Church.      Augmented to 4 bells in 1896.      Churches Conservation Trust.        
Pet.        TF 09327 04032
           
1    1896  JT     
2  (*)  1896  JT     
3 (2)  c1430  RHe    Sit Nomen Domini Benedictum. 
4  (3)  c1430  RHe    In Multis Annis Resonet Campana Iohannis. 
           
    Earlier No.(1*) bell 
  (1*)  1670  ?    GOD SAVE THE KING 1670. 
           
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Upper Boddington,     St. John the Baptist Church.      Augmented to 6 bells in 2010.
Cw.        SP 48238 53188 
           
1    2010  JT  {  JOHN TAYLOR & CO * FOUNDERS * LOUGHBOROUGH * 2010 *
Waist: IN MEMORY OF / MAURICE SIDNEY BYLES / TOWER CAPTAIN / 1980-2000
2 (*)  1902  JB&C     
3 (2)  1831  W&JT    WILLIAM COOPER & GEORGE WILLS  C  W  W. & J. TAYLOR FOUNDERS OXFORD 1831. 
4 (3)  1621  H2W    IH’S : NAZARENVS REX : IVDEORVM FILI : DEI MISERERE : MEI 1621. 
5 (4)  1670  H1B    HENRY BAGLEY MADE MEE 1670. 
6 (5)  1812  T2M    THOMAS MEARS OF LONDON FECIT 1812. 
           
S    1812  T2M     
           
    Earlier No. (1*) bell 

[1*]  1624  RPd    WILLIAM BAN BRIGGE   E  B  W      R  P   1624.
           
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Upper Stowe,     St. James' Church.     Chimed. 
SP 64360 56706 
1    c1855  CGM     
           
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Upton, near Peterborough.  St. John the Baptist Church. 
TF 11017 00580 
1           
           
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Upton, Northampton.      St. Michael's Church,       Churches Conservation Trust.  
SP 71739 60235 
1  (3*)  c1570  T2N    SANCTA MARIA   O   P       (Sancta Maria Ora Pro Nobis)
           
    Earlier bells.     Records state, in 1700 there were 3 bells at Upton.
  (1)  1614  RA    R.A. 1614. 

(2)  1614  RA    R.A. 1614. 
  (3*)  c1570 T2N    SANCTA MARIA   O   P       (Sancta Maria Ora Pro Nobis) 
           







^^^  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.
  • Photographs taken by the author©, except one, where otherwise mentioned.©A.Hiams.
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