St Peter’s Church, Cogenhoe

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Bells and Ringing

Our Tower Captain is Marcia Morgan Tel: 01604 891869


St Peter’s bell ringers are affiliated to the Peterborough Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers.  New members are always welcome.  Our regular practice night is Monday at 7.30.  New learners will usually have individual tuition at first.


Although the Tower was built in about 1380, the bells are rather more recent.  There were three bells originally, but they were recast and another three added.  The bells were turned and re-hung in 2003 by Taylors of Loughborough.


The Ellacombe chimes were restored in  2021, enabling one ringer to chime all six bells.


Diam

Weight (imp)

Weight (kg)

1

26”

3cwt 3qr

191

2

27”

4cwt 1qr

216

3

27”

4cwt 2qr

229

4

29.5”

5cwt 2 qr

280

5

32.5”

6cwt 3 qr

343

6

37”

8cwt 3qr

445

St Peter's bells from above St Peter's ringers

Bell size and weight

Traditionally all church bells have inscriptions cast into them


TREBLE

VENITE

EX DONO. ROLAND DOBREE CAREY, JP

ET FANTINE UXORIS EIUS

CAST BY ALFRED BOWELL OF IPSWICH A.D.1909


2

ORATE

JOHN PALLISER FREND, M.A.,

RECTOR ISTIUS ECCLESIAE

CAST BY ALFRED BOWELL OF IPSWICH A.D.1909


3

JAMES COLES SHARMAN AND WILLIAM CLAYSON

CHURCHWARDENS

CAST BY ALFRED BOWELL OF IPSWICH A.D.1909


4

HENRY BAGLEY MADE MEE 1678

RECAST BY BOWELL OF IPSWICH 1909


5

UNKNOWN 14TH CENTURY

RECAST BY BOWELL OF IPSWICH 1909

THE PRE-REFORMATION FOUNDERS MARKS WERE REPRODUCED IN FACSIMILE


TENOR

HENRY BAGLEY, ECTON 1678

JOHN SIBBLEY AND RICHARD FEASANT

CHURCHWARDENS 1678

RECAST BY BOWELL OF IPSWICH 1909