Memorial

St. George's Chorley - WW1 Bells

St. George's Church - WW1 Bells

Source: Copyright Rev David Long

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Current Location

St. George's Church, St. George's Street, Chorley, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 2AQ, England

SD 58506 17478

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Bells or bell tower
WMR Reference Number: 51395
Description: Bells with dedicatory white marble tablet. Tablet is surmounted by a rectangular pediment, with carvings of wreath and leaves depicted in the top centre. Tablet is supported by two corbels. Dedication lettering is carved in black.. The bells are the commemorated on the plaque on the inside wall of the church. The largest bell, the tenor, was a separate gift, in memory of Capt. CGR Hibbert WMR 54805. The bells are an Ellacombe chime - rung by a line of ropes in a frame in a room below, which cause the hammers seen in a line beneath the bells to strike the brass discs. The hammers visible above the bells are linked to the clock mechanism, and chime the quarters and hours.
Inscription: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ THE BELLS IN THIS TOWER WERE PRESENTED BY MEMBERS OF THE CONGREGATION IN/ GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN CONNECTED WITH THE CHURCH WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919/ (Names)/ ERECTED 1920

Tablet

Height: 1200mm

Width: 1425mm

Made from: Marble - White

Condition: Good

Bells

Made from: Metal

Condition: Good