Let the Bell ring out for Stonton!
After a brief spell on the sidelines the Stonton Wyville church bell is reinvigorated and back in action.
The original bell, which apparently dates from the reign of Edward VI, was recast by Joseph Eayre of St Neots with an inscription around the top of its rim which remains visible today “JONATHAN WADE CHURCH WARDEN 1768”.
In ‘The Church Bells of Leicestershire’ (1877), Thomas North states that the church bell was rung on Sundays at 8am. St Denys church was partially rebuilt in 1869 when the turret which houses the bell today was added. “The turret of this church houses a 1cwt bell that was recast and rehung for swing chiming by Taylor’s in 1927. After a hundred years of exposure the effects of the weather restoration [was] now needed. The bell and its fittings removed from the turret and brought to Loughborough for restoration. The wrought iron headstock cleaned and its gudgeons and bearings restored. The wooden bell wheel re-soled and re-shrouded and its centre refurbished. The clapper and crown staple restored and a new transmission and traditional bell rope manufactured. taylorbells.co.uk/
(From Langton and District Newsletter)
Kibworth Ladies Choir
