Chaldon Church Bells – a seven century illustrated history
Saturday 28th November 4pm on Zoom
A joint event with the Friends of Chaldon Church.
Ted Howard, Chairman of the Friends, presented his illustrated talk first given in January 2018 and based on information from his research into the history of the two ancient and six modern church bells and the famous Whitechapel Bell Foundry.
Ted’s talk was full of fascinating details. There were photographs, diagrams and paintings to show how bells were made as far back as the thirteenth century, the way the six current Chaldon bells are hung in the tiny bell tower, and the striking mechanism used on them. Ted explained the link to the Whitechapel Bell Foundry which came through a church warden at Chaldon, Douglas Hughes.
Over thirty people joined the Zoom talk, and after costs, £140 was given to the Friends of Chaldon Church.
If you are interested in viewing the recording of the talk, use the pay button below to pay the £5 fee and a link will be sent to you.