spofforth All Saints SE 365510
History
A brief history of the church building.
Bells
Four bells hung fro full-circle ringing.
| Bell | Founder | Date | Cwt-Qtr-Lb | Diameter | Note |
| 1 | John Taylor of Loughborough | 1960 | 7-1-18 | ||
| 2 | Mellours | c1500 | 9-3-0 | 38" | |
| 3 | William Oldfield | 1609 | 11-0-5 | ||
| 4 | William Oldfield | 1609 | 12-3-22 |
Inscriptions
List of
Poppleton
SPOFFORTH (All Saints). Four bells.
1. VENITE EXVLTEMVS DOMINO
1693 N : T CHVRCHWARDEN
(lower) SS Ebor
2.
Celorunt
xte placeat tibi rex sonus iste
(lower)
3. GOD SAVE OVR CHVRCH 1609
(lower) WL IW TB GAR WO (32)
4. NON FORMAM SPECTAS DOMINO SED SUPLICE FELCTAS CLAMITO TE TEMPLUM QUOD VENERERE DEUM WW WI LW TB WR RB RE CAR 1609
In the moulding of this bell at least three sorts of letters were used-plain Roman, English text, and a sort of hybrid; and many of the letters are upside down.
By his will, dated 6th July, 1521, James Holyngley bequeathed-
“To
the byeng of a grete bell at Spofford ... ...
vjs. viijd.”
(Test. Ebor., v, 249.)
When the Trinitarian Priory at Knaresborough was dissolved it is said to have had twelve bells, of which four were given to Spofforth.
The death-bell is here rung, ending with 8 strokes for a man, 9 for a woman, and 10 for a child.
Frame and Fittings
New frame and fittings by Taylors 1960.
Sources
List of sources/date of visit