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Hadnall, Saint Mary Magdelene |
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One bell and eight tubular bells SJ522200 The bell bears the name of no founder but is ascribed by H B Walters to Ellis Hughes, a Shrewsbury founder for whom only about a dozen bells are known. The Hadnall example is dated 1695 and is 19¾" in diameter. It has a full set of cannons and is hung 'dead' from a wooden headstock. It used to serve as a clock bell. It has a cast-in loop to attach the clapper, but this is currently detached. The tubular bells were installed sometime between 1903 and 1906 by Harrington Latham & Co. The octave is hung in two rows of four from a wooden frame on the top chamber of the tower. The biggest tube is 81½" long with an external diameter of 3¾" and an internal diameter of 2⅜". The smallest tube is 60½" long and is only slightly smaller in diameter. All the tubes are stamped 'Harrington's Patent Tubular Bells'. The octave is in C. The bells are 'rung' from a stand in the lower chamber. The installation has been extensively overhauled by Iain Coull. |
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