The Minster Bells The Bell Tower at Dewsbury Minster boasts an octave of bells;
six original ones were recast in 1725 and two new trebles were
added in 1828. They were recast in 1875 by John Warner of London
and rehung in 1964 by John Taylor & Sons of Loughborough.
Tales of the ringers through the years, including a full account
of the Devil’s Knell, can be found in Richard Middleton’s
book, ‘The Church at Dewsbury’ 2006, available
from the Minster Gift shop or by post.
For the story of the Devil’s Knell and more, try
this interesting article; although some of the ‘facts’ need
a little circumspection. It was originally scooped for the
web in Australia, before this link to local comment. Each bell has an inscription as follows: |
