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Tower of St George's Church, Brailes, Warwickshire
According to Wikipedia:-
'The bell tower is 120 feet (37 m) high and has the third-heaviest ring of six bells in England. William Chamberlain of Aldgate, London cast the second bell in about 1440. Richard I Purdue (or Purdy[, who cast bells at Glastonbury, Stoford and elsewhere,[10] cast the treble bell in 1624. Richard Keene, who had foundries at Woodstock, Oxfordshire and Royston, Hertfordshire, re-cast the fifth bell in 1671. The tenor bell was originally cast by John Bird of London, whose work spans the years 1408–18, but later it cracked. In 1877 William Blews and Sons of Birmingham re-cast the broken tenor bell and also cast the third bell. The fourth bell has been re-cast twice: firstly by Richard Keene in 1668 and secondly by Mears and Stainbank of the Whitechapel Bell Foundry in 1900. The sanctus bell was cast about 1700 and is hung in a bellcote on the chancel arch gable.
In 1877 after Blews cast the third bell and re-cast the tenor, Hooper and Stokes of Woodbury, Devon rehung the bells. This work was not entirely satisfactory so in 1894 Frederick White of Appleton, Oxfordshire rehung them again. In 1957 John Taylor & Co re-hung the bells again, this time in a two-tier frame lower in the tower. This frame was strengthened in 1993.
From 1764 until 1777 John Gilkes of Shipston-on-Stour maintained the tower's turret clock. In 1840 John Paine of Hook Norton supplied a new clock for £11 10s 0d.
Tower of St George's Church, Brailes, Warwickshire
According to Wikipedia:-
'The bell tower is 120 feet (37 m) high and has the third-heaviest ring of six bells in England. William Chamberlain of Aldgate, London cast the second bell in about 1440. Richard I Purdue (or Purdy[, who cast bells at Glastonbury, Stoford and elsewhere,[10] cast the treble bell in 1624. Richard Keene, who had foundries at Woodstock, Oxfordshire and Royston, Hertfordshire, re-cast the fifth bell in 1671. The tenor bell was originally cast by John Bird of London, whose work spans the years 1408–18, but later it cracked. In 1877 William Blews and Sons of Birmingham re-cast the broken tenor bell and also cast the third bell. The fourth bell has been re-cast twice: firstly by Richard Keene in 1668 and secondly by Mears and Stainbank of the Whitechapel Bell Foundry in 1900. The sanctus bell was cast about 1700 and is hung in a bellcote on the chancel arch gable.
In 1877 after Blews cast the third bell and re-cast the tenor, Hooper and Stokes of Woodbury, Devon rehung the bells. This work was not entirely satisfactory so in 1894 Frederick White of Appleton, Oxfordshire rehung them again. In 1957 John Taylor & Co re-hung the bells again, this time in a two-tier frame lower in the tower. This frame was strengthened in 1993.
From 1764 until 1777 John Gilkes of Shipston-on-Stour maintained the tower's turret clock. In 1840 John Paine of Hook Norton supplied a new clock for £11 10s 0d.