Ryton, St Andrew
Photo by Nick Green
Sunday: 9.15 - 9.45am (4th) - check with tower correspondent
Tuesday: 7.00 - 8.00pm
The current fourth and fifth bells were cast by William Clibury of Wellington in 1620 and the tenor by Thomas Roberts of Salop in 1680. The ring was augmented to five with the addition of two trebles by Gillett & Co. of Croydon in 1887. The treble was cast in 1879 by John Taylor and Co. of Loughborough.
The bells are hung in a steel frame by Gillett of Croydon (Pickford 6.1: A1; B2; C3; D4; E5; F6). All bells have retained their canons and hang from metal headstocks in ball bearings. The front three bells are secured with bell bolts and the back three with canon retaining headstocks.
The bells are rung from an enclosed gallery with access from the base of the tower via a short vertical ladder.
 The Treble |
 Date and founder on Ryton Treble |
 The second bell |
 The founder of the second and third bells |
||
 Lettering from the fourth bell |
 The fourth bell |
 Lettering from the fourth bell |
 The fifth bell |
|
Decoration from the fifth bell |
||
|
The initials of William Clibury with the 'C' reversed on the fifth bell |
 The Tenor |
Lettering on the Tenor |
 The date on Thomas Roberts' Tenor |
 Detail of the canons on the Gillett bells
|
