high harrogate St Peter SE 302553
History
Built by Hirst in 1870-71 the tower, part of the original plan, was not built until 1926 though to a less elaborate design than originally envisaged.
Bells
A peal of eight bells hung for full-circle ringing. Rung from the second-floor ringing room above the south-west porch. They were dedicated on 22nd September 1963. This would have been the first ringing in Harrogate for over 50 years since the demise of the bells at Low Harrogate.
| Bell | Founder | Date | Cwt-Qtr-Lb | Diameter | Note |
| 1 | John Taylor of Loughborough | 1963 | 3-3-2 | 25" | G |
| 2 | John Taylor of Loughborough | 1963 | 4-0-4 | 26" | F sharp |
| 3 | John Taylor of Loughborough | 1963 | 4-1-2 | 27" | E |
| 4 | John Taylor of Loughborough | 1963 | 4-2-6 | 28.5" | D |
| 5 | John Taylor of Loughborough | 1963 | 5-3-7 | 31" | C |
| 6 | John Taylor of Loughborough | 1963 | 6-1-24 | 32.625" | B |
| 7 | John Taylor of Loughborough | 1963 | 8-2-2 | 36" | A |
| 8 | John Taylor of Loughborough | 1963 | 12-1-19 | 40" | G |
Inscriptions
All 8 bells are inscribed: JOHN TAYLOR & CO. * FOUNDERS * LOUGHBOROUGH * 1963 *
In addition the tenor has on its waist:
ROGER HOLFORD BAINES VICAR
JACK DRURY ) CHURCHWARDENS
GILBERT ARTHUR STONE )
Previous Bell
There are the remains of a wooden frame above the current eight and a clapper 24" long is in the ringing chamber. A plaque on the stairs door reads:
THIS PLAQUE
COMMEMORATES THE ORIGINAL BELL
WHICH WAS INSCRIBED
"TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND AS A THANKS OFFERING TO HIM
FOR THE RECOVERY OF HEALTH
THIS BELL IS PRESENTED TO
ST PETERS CHURCH, HARROGATE
BY ELIZABETH TIMM, EASTER A D 1879
Frame and Fittings
A low-side cast-iron frame with modern fittings by Taylors dating from 1963. This is in the usual 2-4-2 arrangement with the tenor in the middle. The bells have plain stays and sliders.
Sources
Francis Frith's Around Harrogate - Clive Hardy
ARA visited 2005