S D G R

Salisbury Diocesan Guild of Ringers

Devizes Branch - Bradford on Avon, Holy Trinity



Picture Gallery
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Photograph by Ian Mozley.
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Photograph by Ian Mozley, 19 Oct 2003.
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Postcard courtesy of Phil Lucas.
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Tom Willis on the tenor during restoration works in 1998.
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Tower outing - early 1970s? Do you recognise any of these characters?
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A youthful looking bunch!
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Come on! Put your backs into it!
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How long ago was this picture taken?
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Go Grandsire. Grandsire gone!


Practice night: Mon. 2nd and 4th 19:30.
Sunday ringing: 08:45. Evening by arrangement.
Peals: Felstead Peal Records
Access: Upstairs. Entrance outside the church.
Grid ref. ST824608
OS map 173
Dove Dove tower page
Links: A brief history of the bells
Contact:Email contact

FounderWeightNoteYear castInscription
1Abel Rudhall of Gloucester7-2-4
(844lbs)
Db1754FEAR GOD HONOUR THE KING A%R 1754 (floral scrolls)
2Abel Rudhall of Gloucester8-0-22
(918lbs)
C1754PEACE & GOOD NEIGHBOURHOOD A%R 1754 (floral scrolls)
3Gillett & Johnston, Croydon7-3-7
(875lbs)
Bb1924THOMAS YERBVRY JOHN GOLDISBVRY CHVRCHWARD$NS 80

RECAST 1924 BY GILLETT & JOHNSTON CROYDON
4John Taylor Bellfounders, Loughborough10-2-14
(1,190lbs)
Ab1998Inscription; round shoulder - THOMAS YERBURY JOHN GOLDISBURY CHURCHWARDENS 1680 R%P%%

On waist - The founders' mark, the Millennium logo and the following inscription; RECAST 1870 WILLIAM BLEWS AND SONS FOUNDERS BIRMINGHAM EMANUEL TAYLOR GEORGE SPENCER CHURCHWARDENS RECAST FOR THE MILLENNIUM JOHN TAYLOR BELLFOUNDERS LOUGHBOROUGH 1998 W.A. MATTHEWS M.A. VICAR & CANON OF SARUM JEREMY LAVIS MOLLY WEDGE CHURCHWARDENS

Round soundbow- FOR A THOUSAND YEARS IN THY SIGHT ARE BUT AS YESTERDAY (Psalm 90, Verse 4)
5John Wallis of Salisbury11-0-22
(1,254lbs)
Gb1614HONOR THE KING I W 1614
6Abel Rudhall of Gloucester14-2-0
(1,624lbs)
F1754PROSPERITY TO THE TOWN OF BRADFORD AND THE TRADE THEREOF (floral scrolls) A.B. RUDHALL FOUNDER (scroll) 1754 (floral scrolls)
7John Wallis of Salisbury19-0-14
(2,142lbs)
Eb1614LOVE THY NEIGHBOUR I W 1614
8Llewellins & James of Bristol29-2-26
(3,330lbs)
Db1882SANCTUS TRINTAS VNVS DEVS MISERERE NOBIS A.D.1882 W.H. JONES M.A. VICAR & CANON OF SARUM LLEWELLINS & JAMES BRISTOL C.S. ADYE W.E. TAYLOR CHURCHWARDENS

Tower information last updated on 11th November 2009.