Holme Pierrepont
St Edmund

Bells

The tower and bell frame were damaged by a fire in November 1874 when the bells fell to the floor.

The current bells are described below:

  Inscription Dated Founder Size Weight
1

JOHN TAYLOR & CO FOUNDERS LOUGHBROUGH
THIS BELL WAS GIVEN
BY
LADY SIBELL ARGLES
1956

 1956 John Taylor & Co 27.00" 4-2-21
2

 

 1875 John Taylor & Co 30.25" 5-1-13
3

 

 1875 John Taylor & Co 33.00" 6-1-7
4

 

 1875 John Taylor & Co 33.50" 7-0-3
5

 

 1875 John Taylor & Co 36.25" 8-0-26

6

 

 1875 John Taylor & Co 40.75" 11-1-14

In 1552 there were 3 bells and in 1740 4 bells.

Of the previous ring, prior to the fire, the tenor was by Henry Oldfield and dated 1608, it was inscribed: 'When you hear my mournful sound prepare yourself to lie in ground 1608.'

One of the other bells was cast by George Oldfield in 1667.

In 1842 there is a record of rehanging when Josh Cox was paid £14 9s. 8d. for his work.

Bells and bellframe
in 1983		 Bells and bellframe
in 2016

The bellframe was formerly a timber frame, Elphick type Z Pickford Group 6.A, for 5 bells with the addition of two large A frames on ther top cills. The low frame dated from the rehanging in 1875 and the upper frames from 1956. This was all replaced by a high-sided steel frame, Pickford Group 8.1.F, in 2009 by Hayward Mills.