Reading – St Laurence

Bells

Ring of 12 bells (23-0-20) in the key of D.

Website

http://www.smsl-reading.org.uk/st-laurence-in-reading

Practice times

Please refer to the tower’s website above for the latest practice information

Bell details

Bell Inscription Weight
(cwt-qrs-lb)
Treble GLORIA IN EXCELSIS DEO / M. & S. LONDON. 1929. 4-3-1
Second LAUS DEO. / M. & S. LONDON. 1929. 5-0-15
Third RICHARD COBB × CH × WARDEN × R × C J748 × / RECAST BY MEARS & STAINBANK 1929. 5-3-12
Fourth BY ADDING TWO OUR NOTES WELL RAISE & SOUND YE GOOD SUBSCRIBERS PRAISE. J1748. 5-0-7
Fifth [Three scrolls] ROBERT × CAITLIN J748 FECIT × 5-2-3
Sixth PROSPERITY TO ALL OUR BENEFACTORS R × C J748 [Twelve scrolls] 5-3-17
Seventh IMPRIMIS VENERARE DEUM MANDATA GB SERVA × QUCERES NON ALIOS UNICUS IPSE DEUS × R × C J748 × 6-3-4
Eighth J. TAYLOR & CO. BELLFOUNDERS LOUGHBOROUGH. 1882 / CETERIS RENOVATIS / EGO CVM SONORIBVS MEIS SEPTIMA ET MAXIMA / DE NOVO FVNDATA FVI / A. D. MDCCCLXXXI / PROCVRANTE EX HVIVS / ECCLESIAE ET SA ERDOTIBVS / CAROLO KERRY. 9-2-3
Ninth J. TAYLOR & CO. FOUNDERS LOUGHBOROUGH 1882. / GLORIA IN EXCELSIS DEO. / CHRISTMAS A. D. 1881. / REV. J. M. GVILDING, VICAR. / CHAS. KERRY, CURATE. EDWD WELLS, M. D. AND GEORGE LYDDON, C.W. 11-1-20
Tenth RECAST 1803. MR. JOHN KIRK MR. JOHN HARRIS CHURCH WARDENS / THOMAS MEARS OF LONDON FECIT 10-2-26
Eleventh RICHARD WESTBROOK & IACOB WALTER CHURCH WARDENS. THOS. MEARS OF LONDON FECIT J793 14-2-17
Tenor JOHN TAYLOR & CO. BELLFOUNDERS LOUGHBOROUGH LEICESTERSHIRE 1882 23-0-20

Contact

reading-st-laurence@reading.odg.org.uk