The Bells :A short history of the Bells

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1598	There may have been as many as 12 bells in the Tower.
1837	George Fox records a bell in his manuscript "History of Pontefract" He also produced an interesting floor plan of the Church	Ornaments on the bell Floor Plan
1863	6 Bells were installed.
19^th April 1892	The Annual Vestry meeting records a letter from the ringers "calling attention to the state of the bells"
31^st January 1905	A Faculty for 2 new trebles and recast tenor was granted.
11^th April 1905	7:30 pm. Rededication service for the new bells. The cost of the works was 349 Pounds, 12 shillings and 4 pence The Offertory given was 4 Pounds 10 Shillings.	The note and weights of the new bells The Inscriptions of the new bells The sizes of the new bells
March 1993	New ropes fitted	Ropes Details
2005	Celebration 100 years of 8 bells	Celebration Story 1905 Peal Details 2005 Peal Details
1st January 2008	Derek and Ronalda leave to worship at Dewsbury Minster
2008 to 2018	A quiet period, ringing for weddings and a few peals
2018	Now with Revd Mark Watkin as Vicar, ringing is beginning to grow.
2019	A ringer moans to the Vicar All ringing practices are suspended indefinitely

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Last Updated 24^th March 2020