Old Cumbria Gazetteer - St Catherine, Eskdale: notes about bells


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	St Catherine, Eskdale: notes about bells
	BRK60.jpg The two bells in the bellcote. (taken 14.9.2009)
	The treble (south) was given by Lord Rea, Gatehouse, in memory of his son, 1955-56. Inscribed:-
	"JOHN TAYLOR &CO. FOUNDERS. GLORIAM DEI CANO. MCMLV. IN MEMORIAM PIERS REA."
	The tenor (north) was recast in 1955, including an earlier inscription:-
	"[ANIMA MEA REQUISCE IN PACE 1687. Taylor Loughborough. Re-cast 1955.]"
	The earlier mark of an earlier bellfounder is:-
	"[W S]"
	either William Sellar, York or William Scott, Wigan, late 71th century. Also, cold cut into the bell:-
	"[T. S. 1287]"
	which is thought to be a transposition for 1827, about the date of the present fittings.

	BRK62.jpg 15th century bell, in the church. (taken 14.9.2009)
	The old bell is 15 ins diameter, inscribed in jumbled letters:-
	"[SANCTA CATERINA BEATA]"
	It is believed to have been acquired after a petition in 1445.

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