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The history of the Goring bells
The history of the Streatley bells
Goring
Goring was originally a ring of six bells until 1929. As it says on the board in Goring:
| Goring | |||
| St Thomas of Canterbury | |||
| The Bells |
| Diameter | Weight | Note | |
| Tenor | 2'-11 3/4" | 8-0-21 | A |
| 7th | 2'-9" | 7-0-6 | B |
| 6th | 2'-6" | 5-1-2 | C# |
| 5th | 2'-5" | 4-3-16 | D |
| 4th | 2'-3" | 4-0-26 | E |
| 3rd | 2'-1 1/2" | 3-3-9 | F# |
| 2nd | 2'-0" | 3-1-4 | G# |
| Treble | 1'-11" | 3-0-4 | A |
| Tenor | by Ellis Knight of Reading in 1626 |
| 5th | by Ellis Knight of Reading in 1650 |
| 4th | by Richard de Wymbish of London late 13th century |
| 3rd | Probably by John Saunders of Reading early 16th century |
| 2nd | by Ellis Knight of Reading in 1624 |
| Treble | by John Warner of London in 1889 |
The fourth is preserved and hangs on the west wall of the nave, and the third hangs in the tower.
Streatley
The Streatley bells were cast at different times, from 1649 to 1936. The 2 and the 6 were cast first, in 1649. The 3 followed, cast in 1661, then the 4 in 1737, the 5 in 1887 and finally the 1 in 1936.
| Weight | Note | Date Cast | Date Recast | ||
| Tenor | 8-1-26 | Ab | Cast by Ellis Knight I | 1649 | - |
| 5 | 6-1-8 | Bb | Cast by Mears and Stainbank | 1887 | - |
| 4 | 5-1-18 | C | Cast by Richard Phelps | 1737 | 1978 |
| 3 | 3-2-23 | Db | Cast by Henry Knight II | 1661 | 1978 |
| 2 | 3-1-27 | Eb | Cast by Ellis Knight I | 1649 | - |
| Treble | 3-3-20 | F | Cast by Mears and Stainbank | 1738 | 1936 |