The Superb 8 at Perry Barr, Birmingham
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Uploaded by irkibby on Dec 20, 2011
1. John Taylor & Co, Loughborough 1958
2. John Taylor & Co, Loughborough 1958
3. John Taylor & Co, Loughborough 1958
4. John Taylor & Co, Loughborough 1958
5. John Taylor & Co, Loughborough 1904
6. John Taylor & Co, Loughborough 1958
7. John Taylor & Co, Loughborough 1958
8. John Taylor & Co, Loughborough 1958 (13-3-22)
Best known for the greyhound racing track just down the road, the north Birmingham district of Perry Barr has a Victorian church which has a fantastic ring of 8 Taylor bells.
This is the third bell installation in this tower which was built in 1833. In that year a 6cwt Rudhall bell was installed. In 1868 this bell was replaced by a complete 13cwt 8 cast and installed by Taylors of Loughborough.
THEN in 1972 the 8 bells of Bishop Latimer church, a few miles away, were installed here.
Bishop Latimer Memorial Church has a superb and imposing Edwardian brick tower, which can be seen from the Metro tramline running between Birmingham and Wolverhampton. The original bell at Bishop Latimer is now the 5th of the bells you hear now, which has an inscription dedicating it to the martyred bishop John Hooper. The rest were added around it in 1958, but sadly Bishop Latimer tower apparently proved to be unable to hold a full circle ring of this weight so they were transferred to Perry Barr.
In the tower at Bishop Latimer today there remain the foundation beams and some base girders of the old frame, to which is attatched a bell hung for swing chiming, about 12 inches in diameter. it's clapper had fallen off when I went up to have a look, so I hooked it back in again. No idea where the bell came from, it has no inscription or ornament.
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Another good vid, super sound! These bells obviously didn't last long at Bishop Latimer!! Any idea why they were moved here, did BL church shut or something?
simonbellringer 2 months ago
@simonbellringer If you read the description it says the tower was unable to hold the bells. The church is still open.
irkibby 2 months ago