The Minster Bells

Some notes by the Reverend Henry Robert Whytehead in the booklet The Minster And Church Life In Warminster, published in 1911:

The Minster Bells
The peal of bells was re-erected in 1881, by Messrs. Warner and Sons, London.

The weight of the bells, without clappers is as follows.

Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Note . . . . Weight
1. 32 inches at mouth. E flat. . . . 7 2 6 }
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .} New bells.
2. 30 inches at mouth. D. . . . . . . . 8 0 9}

3. 35 inches at mouth. C. . . . . . . .8 2 29}
4. 38 inches at mouth. B flat. . . .11 0 17}
5. 41 inches at mouth. A flat. . . . 12 3 11 } Recast bells.
6. 43 inches at mouth. G. . . . . . . . 15 2 0}
7. 48 inches at mouth. F. . . . . . . . .19 1 6}
8. 53 inches at mouth. E flat. . . . .28 0 0 . . Old tenor.

The bells have a very noble tone, and are rung every Sunday, and early on Christmas morning, Easter Day, and on some national anniversaries. The two new treble bells were given by the late George Vicary, who was such a generous supporter of the restoration of the Minster. A kind friend will perhaps some day give a modern iron frame to contain the peal, the present timber one being anything but satisfactory for the easy ringing of the bells.

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