Tewin Village

Tewin is in the Eastern District of the Herts County Association of Change Ringers. For more information on Bells In Hertfordshire go to HCAR

There are 6 Bells hung in a wooden frame. They run on ball bearings and were quarter turned and rehung on cast iron headstocks in 1973. They have been ‘turned’ a least twice before.   The present third, fourth, fifth and tenor are as cast in 1673 from the metal of earlier bells. The trebel of the 1673 peal of 5 bells was recast in 1799 At this time a new frame was installed with space, ‘pit’, for a sixth bell. It was not until 1939 that this pit was filled with the present treble to make a ring of 6.

At the same time as this bell was hung the tower was reinforced and the tie bars can be seen in the belfry. It is interesting to note that this bell was not ring for services until the end of the war in 1945.

There has been some doubt as to the weight of the bells and for many years they have been quoted as an 11 cwt ring but it is believed that it is actually a 81/4 cwt ring. Recent measurements from which estimates have been made and the Whitechapel records suggest that the latter weight is nearer the truth. They have not been weighed.

The earliest Peal on the bells is shown on the refurbished peal board in the tower and was 5040 changes of Bob Doubles on the 10^th October 1906 in 3 hours which is slow by today’s standards.