The Bells will be dedicated at a special service on June 19th 2005 when members of the Guild of Ringers in the region will be at the church. Information about the Bells
Bells 3 and 5 date back to the 15th Century.
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Until recently (May 2005) there were just 6 bells in the tower at St Georges church.
Now after 99 years of waiting the 6 bells have been augmented to 8. The
whole bell-ringing chamber and bell tower were refitted in 1906 and two
additional spaces were left to accommodate the additional 2 bells required
to ring a peal. The 2
new bells were cast in Whitechapel on March 4th 2005 at a cost of £16,000
and were installed by Bridport based specialists Nicholson Engineers. Prior
to the addition of the 2 extra bells the
existing 6 bells were rehung with modern fittings and retuned in 2000 in
remembrance of Diane Tocock.
