THE CHURCH BELLS OF DORSET. 77 



DEANERY OF SHAFTESBURY. 

 (SHERBORNE PORTION.) 



No. 12. 

 I. BATCOMBE (S. Mary Magdalene). 



Three bells. Tenor Diam., 4iin. ; height, 32^111. 



1. (Cracked.) On the floor of the church near the south door 



s@p ffipi^ip ffipGDpiiene (70.) 



2. AN (heart) NO (diamond) DO (club) MI (spade) NI. 1592. 



3. Iron band round the bell concealing the inscription, a little 



ornament similar to Bilbie's showing here and there. 



2. BEER HACKETT (S. Michael). 



Three bells. Tenor Diam., 33in. ; height, 25in. 



1. $? $ tf John Bvckland gjf C @ W An nod <gjp 1745 



W <jp Knight $ B <g|> F. 



2. ^ (2) ^iutc gutowl 



3- 



3. BRADFORD ABBAS (S. Mary). 



Six bells. Tenor Diam, 43! in. ; height, 3ojin. ; note F ; 

 weight, i4cwt. 



1. W & C Pannall ^ founders Collumpton 1832. 



2. My sound is good my shape is neat twas Kingston cast me 



so compleate 1805 



3. Sarve the Lord 1783 



4. Rev R Grant J Custard. W. Arnold wardens 1832 



5. G M. I T. C W. T P anno domini 1665. 



6. Robert Grant Vicar. J. J. Newman J. Vincent Church- 



wardens A D. 1859 G. Mears founder London 



There is a small bell hung above the others. Diam., 17in. ; height, 

 inscribed. Recast by Gillet and Co., Croydon, 1889, with a jumble of 

 lettering on all sides of it. 



