Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Cast | Founder | Canons |
1 | 4-1-17 | 1643.0 | G | 25.00" | 1890 | John Taylor & Co | Y |
2 | 4-1-21 | 1534.0 | F# | 25.75" | 1890 | John Taylor & Co | Y |
3 | 4-3-16 | 1345.0 | E | 28.00" | 1710 | Abraham Rudhall I | R |
4 | 5-1-26 | 1205.0 | D | 29.50" | 1710 | Abraham Rudhall I | R |
5 | 5¾cwt | 1077.0 | C | 31.50" | 1710 | Abraham Rudhall I | R |
6 | 7cwt | 1010.0 | B | 33.50" | 1710 | Abraham Rudhall I | R |
7 | 7½cwt | 909.0 | A | 35.50" | 1710 | Abraham Rudhall I | R |
8 | 11cwt | 808.0 | G | 39.50" | 1710 | Abraham Rudhall I | R |
Source: Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers
The clock was built by Smith & Sons of Derby, at a cost of £195-5-0 and was started on Ascension Day 14th May 1896. It is controlled by the three pin type of "Grimthorpe" escapement. This is the simplified version of the escapement designed by Sir Edmond Beckett Denison (afterwards Lord Grimthorpe) for use on "Big Ben" in 1850, and it has been used very widely for clocks ever since. Now that there were eight bells in the tower, it was possible to add the quarter chimes.
These are known as Cambridge chimes as they were first used at St. Mary Cambridge and strike in the following order; -