bowes St Giles NY 993135
History
Essentially a late medieval church with some surviving Norman work. The exterior was restored in1865.
Bells
Two bells hung for swing chiming in a west cote.
Bell | Founder | Date | Cwt-Qtr-Lb | Diameter | Note |
1 | 1664 | 2-3-24 | 24.5" | ||
2 | Bradwell of Richmond | 1828 | 3-3-19 | 25.5" |
Inscriptions
Treble: SVSEI EB RVO DEEPS 4661 FIT IG .... [i.e. JESUS BE OUR SPEED 1664 with some initials]
Tenor: BRADWELL 1828
Frame and Fittings
Hung from wooden headstocks with metal chiming levers, pulleys and rope chutes. The larger bell also has a clock hammer.
Clock
Two train clock by Potts of Leeds in 1897 driving a dial on the west wall and striking the hours on the tenor.
Sources
ARA 2005
RWMC 1984