St. Nicholas Cathedral, bells

St. Nicholas Cathedral, bells

HER Number
6652
District
Newcastle
Site Name
St. Nicholas Cathedral, bells
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
Site Type: Specific
Bell
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Find
Description
Two bells inscribed "Ralph Reed Esq. Mayor. Francis Johnson Esq. Sherriff 1717. R Phelp Londini fecit". Melted down in 1892. The common bell was cracked in 1794 and recast and inscribed "Cuthbert Smith Esqr Mayor William Rowell Esqr Sherriff 1754 Thos Lester and Thos Pack fecit". Melted 1892. The "Major" bell bore Major Anderson's armorials. Melted 1891. In 1891-2 all of the bells from the cathedral were melted down except the 3 medieval bells and the 17th century bell.
Easting
425000
Northing
564000
Grid Reference
NZ425000564000
Sources
Archaeologia Aeliana, 4 IX, pp 164-66; Brenda Whitelock, 1992, Timepieces of Newcastle, pp 61-2