History and Architecture:The Bell Tower

There are eight bells in the bell tower at Christ Church. Six were hung in 1908 and a further two in 1946.

The first six bells (made and hung in an iron frame by John Taylor & Company, of Loughborough) were dedicated by the Bishop of Manchester in November, 1908.

  
  The six bells donated in 1908 were:          
  Name
Tone
Weight
The Gift of..........
  
  'Hearken to my call.'
D Sharp
3cwt. 3qrs.
Miss E. A. R. Morris.
  
 
'Come all ye faithful.'
C Sharp.
4cwt. 1qr. 1 lb
Miss E. A. R. Morris.
  
 
'In Thee, 0 Lord, we trust.'
B Sharp.
5cwt, 0qr. 1 lb.
H. P. and A. J. Owen Smith, Vicar and Wife.
  
 
'Magnify the lord.'
A Sharp.
5cwt. 3qrs.15 lbs.
The Women of the Parish in 1908.
  
 
'Defend this Church, 0 Lord.'
G Sharp
8cwt. 0qr.1 lb.
The Gift of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Chambers, of Derby.
  
  'I to the Church the living call, and to the Grave do summons all.'
F. Sharp.
11cwt. 3qrs.24lbs
The Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Green.
  

 

 

 The bells given to the church in 1946 were:      
  Name
Tone
Weight
The Gift of..........
  
  'Glory to God in the Highest and in earth Peace.' G Sharp. 3cwt. 1 qr. 15 lbs. Mr. and Mrs. H. Santus.  
  'I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills.' F Sharp 3 cwt. 2 qrs. 10lbs Mrs. E. Marshall and Family.