Ryton, St Andrew
6 bells, tenor 4-2-23 in Bb TF11 9NY SJ 760028
Sunday: by arrangement - check with tower correspondent
Tuesday: practice by arrangement
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
The second bell
The fourth bell
Date and founder on Ryton Treble
The founder of the second and third bells
Lettering from the fourth bell
The fifth bell
The Tenor
Lettering from the fourth bell
Decoration from the fifth bell
The initials of William Clibury with
the 'C' reversed on the fifth bell
Lettering on the Tenor
The date on Thomas Roberts' Tenor
Detail of the canons on the Gillett bells