kirkby malzeard St Andrew SE 236746
History
Medieval church with Decorated tower. Much rebuilt after a fire in 1908 which destroyed the previous peal of six bells.
Bells
Six bells hung for full circle ringing. One of the Croydon foundry's earlier peals of bells - owing much to the developments at Taylors of Loughborough a decade previously.
| Bell | Founder | Date | Cwt-Qtr-Lb | Diameter | Note |
| 1 | Gillett and Johnston of Croydon | 1909 | 5-0-12 | 29.125" | D |
| 2 | Gillett and Johnston of Croydon | 1909 | 5-3-12 | 31.175" | C |
| 3 | Gillett and Johnston of Croydon | 1909 | 7-0-15 | 33.125" | B flat |
| 4 | Gillett and Johnston of Croydon | 1909 | 8-3-8 | 36" | A |
| 5 | Gillett and Johnston of Croydon | 1909 | 12-0-23 | 40.125" | G |
| 6 | Gillett and Johnston of Croydon | 1909 | 16-3-0 | 45" | F |
Inscriptions
1. IB: KIRKBY MALZEARD. BY
VOLUNTARY SUBSCRIPTIONS A.D. 1866.
[ornament]
W: ALL RECAST BY
GILLETT & JOHNSTON A.D. 1909.
2. IB: KIRKBY MALZEARD A.D. 1866.
[ornament]
W: RECAST 1909.
3. IB: JESUS BE OUR SPEED 1622..
[ornament]
W: RECAST 1909.
4. IB: JESUS BE OUR SPEED 1609.
[ornament]
W: RECAST 1909.
5. IB: GOD SAVE OUR CHURCH. 1609.
[ornament]
W: RECAST 1909.
6. IB: ALL NOW THAT HEAR MY DOLEFUL SOUND
REPENT BEFORE DEATH YOU CONFOUND 1768. G. THIRKILL CHURCHWARDEN,
A.D. 1768.
[ornament - pictured below]
W: RECAST 1909.
Frame and Fittings
A complete installation by Gillett and Johnston from 1909 with H frame and cast-iron box-section headstocks. The bells have plain bearings and plain stays with a metal jockey sliding on a straight rail. All the pulleys are single.
Clock
A two train clock by Potts of Leeds in 1909 is sited in the ringing chamber. It was fitted with autowind in 2003 and strikes the hours on the tenor.
Sources
ARA October 2005