Oswestry, St Oswald, King and Martyr - Inscriptions

Bell Position Inscription
Treble Inscription band

JOHN RUDHALL GLOUCESTER FECIT 1809

On waist

JOHN TAYLOR LOUGHBOROUGH REFECIT 1880

Second and Third Inscription band

A {bell} R 1717 {decorative border all round}

Oswestry AR marks

Oswestry decoration

detail from decorative border

Fourth Inscription band

A {bell} R 1717 PROSPERITY TO ALL OVR BENEFACTORS {decorative border all round}

Fifth Inscription band

C & G MEARS  FOUNDERS  LONDON  1846

Oswestry 5th

Sixth Double Inscription band

In a double inscription band:

ABRA: RVDHALL OF GLOVCESTER BELL FOVNDERS 1717 {decorative border all round} //

{decorative border all round}

Oswestry 6th

Seventh Inscription band

INO: IONES  INO: DAWSON  RICHD: TROY  INO: ROGERS  CH=WARDENS   A {bell} R  1747  {dec}

Oswestry 7th date Oswestry 7th name

Tenor Double Inscription band

In a double inscription band:

EDWRD PARRY  VICAR  {dec}  RICHD LLOYD ESQR  RICHD OWEN GNT  {dec}  GOD SAVE THE CHURCH  {dec}   //

HUMP KYNASTON GNT  NATH PRICE GNT {dec} CHURCH WARDENS  ANNO DOM 1717  {dec}

Oswestry tenor