The Scope of The Project

The work to restore the bells is as follows:

Replace some of the supporting beams (the grillage), using galvanised steel. The originals have rusted
To re-use the existing frame but with the replacement of the plain bearings with self-aligning ball bearing races
Install new headstocks for all eight bells (the headstock supports the bell in the frame)
Weld the crown of the 5th and to fill all previous bolt holes
Tune all eight bells using modern techniques. This will improve the principal and partial tones
Replace the clappers, crown staples, wheels, pulley blocks, stays and sliders
Clean the frame, priming and painting it with two coats of machinery enamel
Re-erect the grillage and bell frame and re-hang the bells with their new fittings
Align the paths of the ropes through the clock room and into the ringing room
Fit a rope guide in the ringing room to improve the rope handling environment