Leeds St Peter

leeds St Peter (Leeds Parish Church) SE 306333

History

Built in 1840 by R D Chantrell to replace the medieval church.

Bells

A peal of twelve bells with additional semitone hung for full circle ringing. In the ringing chamber is a small disused bell which used to hang in the NE turret (see picture above) and may be coeval with the old peal of twelve.

Bell	Founder	Date	Cwt-Qtr-Lb	Diameter	Note
1	John Taylor of Loughborough	1932	5-3-6	27.5	G
2	John Taylor of Loughborough	1932	6-0-22	28.8125	F
3	John Taylor of Loughborough	1932	6-0-26	29.3125	E
4	John Taylor of Loughborough	1932	6-3-11	31.125	D
5	John Taylor of Loughborough	1932	7-0-2	32.4375	C
6	John Taylor of Loughborough	1932	7-2-8	33.5	B
6b	John Taylor of Loughborough	1932	8-3-11	35.4375	Bb
7	John Taylor of Loughborough	1932	10-2-0	37.3125	A
8	John Taylor of Loughborough	1932	13-2-13	41	G
9	John Taylor of Loughborough	1932	17-0-4	45.0625	F
10	John Taylor of Loughborough	1932	20-2-10	47.875	E
11	John Taylor of Loughborough	1932	28-1-7	53.5	D
12	John Taylor of Loughborough	1932	40-1-27	60.5	C
d	?? Mears	?1840		c16"

Inscriptions

List of

Frame and Fittings

Hung in a cast-iron H frame with fittings dating from the 1932 recast.

Sources

List of sources/date of visit