Hatherop, St Nicholas
The Victorian era parish Church of St Nicholas, Hatherop, is in the south-west of this small Cotswold village. The nearest parking is on the side of the road that runs east-west through the village.
The tower is the middle of the church. The ringing room is reached by climbing the 35 steps of a stone spiral staircase. The entrance to the staircase in on the outside of the tower. The yellow painted ringing room is quite large but the bells are oddly arranged and bells #1 and #5 have a shallow alcove to allow a little more room to ring them.
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The Bells
The tower has a ring of 6 bells with a tenor weighing 7-1-17 in A. Dove's Guide includes details of the bells at St Nicholas and more information is provided by the Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association of Church Bell Ringers.
Bell | Inscription | |||
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1 |
Dove's Guide to the bells at St Nicholas |
Let the First Bell Sr IOHNS kind gifts declare — whilst small bells please and great ones glorious are. A R. 1715. |
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2 | Prosperity to all Benefactors. A R. 1715. | |||
3 | Peace and good neighbourhood. A R. 1715. | |||
4 | Abe Rudhall bellfounder cast vs all. 1715. | |||
5 | Mr. John Bradley Rector. A R. 1715. Recast, 1906. by G.S. Bazley. A. W. Douglas, Rector. Founder. Thomas Bond, Burford. |
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Tenor | May the last Bell for ever ring & rise The famous name of Webb above the skies, 1715. Recast C & G Mears. Founders London. 1852. |
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Two additional bells that bear inscriptions are also in this church. | ||||
Sanctus | Anno Domini. 1621. R.P. | |||
Clock | John Warner & Sons, London. 1868. Presented by T.S. Bazley, Esqr. |