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Historic Bells 🔔 Historical Markers
Single bells have been used for signalling purposes for millennia (church bells, clock bells, fog bells, fire bells, plantation bells, school bells, etc.), and sets of bells have been used for musical purposes for almost as long (peals, carillons, chimes, etc.). This series includes all historic markers for which one or more bells are significant associated objects, even if they are not directly visible from the location of the marker.
By Devry Becker Jones, July 12, 2020
Bell and Cone Marker
GEOGRAPHIC SORT WITH USA FIRST
| On Main Street 0.1 miles west of Reservoir Road, on the right when traveling west. |
| | From the Somerfield Methodist Church — — Map (db m152674) HM |
| On Sullivan Avenue west of Jones Avenue, on the right when traveling west. |
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Donated by the
Jackson W. T. Kennedy
Family
to show their love
of Eagles Mere — — Map (db m139009) HM |
| On Pennsylvania Route 487 at St. Francis Drive, on the left when traveling south on State Route 487. |
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Built in 1896, St. Francis of Assisi Church burned to the ground April 12, 1957, Friday before Holy Week. Fire broke out at 10:20 p.m., and the Rectory was also destroyed.
Father Luke Hally kept the broken bell until he died in 1970. One . . . — — Map (db m139352) HM |
| On Creek Road (County Route 2063) south of Pennsylvania Route 547, on the left when traveling south. |
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Installed in 1836
Removed in 1941
and replaced by
Methodist Bell
of 1878
Placed here in 1978
Bell donated by
Dr. Ray A. Barnard
Mounting in memory of
Devere B. Decker — — Map (db m103739) HM |
| On N. Beaver Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Old bell originally hung in Provincial Courthouse; now in the vestibule of this church. Announced the signing of Declaration of Independence and sessions of Congress when it met in York. — — Map (db m4591) HM |
| Near Diamond Hill Road (Rhode Island Route 114), on the left when traveling north. |
| | This bell was cast by George Holbrook in East Medway MA in 1840, and was installed at 22 Broad St. It remained there until 1977 when it was dismantled by the Knights of Columbus and brought to the Hayden Library and dedicated to the departed . . . — — Map (db m55663) HM |
| On Newberry St SW near New Lane SW. |
| | Forged in 1882 at
Troy, N.Y., the bell
hung in the courthouse
1882-1981.
In 1931, lightning
cracked the bell,
and caused a fire
that destroyed
the cupola. — — Map (db m9850) HM |
| On Manning Street at East Church Street, on the left when traveling south on Manning Street. |
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Originally mounted in the church tower during the alterations to the building in the year 1892, and removed in 1976 when the old tower was razed.
The bell is mounted here as a symbol of the influence on the community of this church for the . . . — — Map (db m11248) HM |
| Near East Greer Street (U.S. 76), on the right when traveling west. |
| | Rang from 1924 until 1959
August, 1980
Rang for 75th Anniversary
Mr. Ben L. Davis (Uncle Ben, as he was
called) rang the bell until his retirement in
1958. The bell was rung at 9:00 am and
10:00 am and 10:30 am and 11:00 am. . . . — — Map (db m38380) HM |
| Near East Greer Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | The talk was the dream of Rev. J.A. Marler, Pastor, to have a church bell. The members were too poor to buy one. Several men began to make plans to purchase a bell by raising money through pledges. Mr. George Lollis, Chairman of Chiquola . . . — — Map (db m38458) HM |
| On State Park Road, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Angry with the Anglican Church, the Puritan Pilgrams left England in 1620. Their descendants, known as Congregationalists, founded Dorchester in the 1690s, only to endure South Carolina's 1706 declaration of Anglicanism as the colony's official . . . — — Map (db m22764) HM |
| On Green Avenue at South Markley Street, on the left when traveling south on Green Avenue. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m15959) HM |
| On Broadway Street (State Highway 37-203) at Palmetto Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Broadway Street. |
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The citizens of Newry had been having church service in the hall over the company store for a good while after the village was built. They petitioned the company to allow them to start a building fund, which was agreed to. However, the management . . . — — Map (db m56561) HM |
| On Calhoun Drive, on the left when traveling west. |
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[West Panel]:
This bell was originally hung in the Tillman Hall Clock Tower in 1905, where it faithfully tolled the hours until replaced by the carillon in 1985. During those so eventful years, it joyfully rang out for the graduation of . . . — — Map (db m20424) HM |
| Near Sumter Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Dedicated to you, a free citizen in a free land This reproduction of the Liberty Bell was presented to the people of South Carolina by direction of The Honorable John W. Snyder Secretary of the Treasury as the inspirational symbol of the United . . . — — Map (db m68072) HM |
| On East Main Street west of Maryland Road, on the left when traveling west. |
| | 1817
Cast by Revere and Sons, Boston, Massachusetts 1817-1824
Hung in steeple of 2nd Congressional Church, Marblehead, Massachusetts
1825-1886
Placed in Old North Congregational Church, Marblehead
1886
Purchased by J.J.H. Gregory . . . — — Map (db m69230) HM |
| | Preserved here for future generations is the original bell installed in the County Court House erected on this public square in 1899. This bell may have existed in the earlier court houses erected here in 1836 and 1878 both of which were destroyed . . . — — Map (db m74382) HM |
| On Union Ave. at Market Street, on the left when traveling east on Union Ave.. |
| | This bronze bell hung in the tower of City Hall, on the north end of Market Square, beginning in the 1880s. Rung by the police chief, the bell signaled civic emergencies such as major fires and riots, via a number-based code. An effective means of . . . — — Map (db m98564) HM |
| On Main Street at Hall Street, on the right on Main Street. |
| | Said to have come from riverboat "S. A. Ruthven", which plied Trinity River until it was sunk in 1873 at Parker's Bluff. Butler Church acquired bell and used it for many years. In 1963, after the church was razed, Mrs. Clay Burkhart purchased bell, . . . — — Map (db m85031) HM |
| On East Purcell Avenue at South 6th Street, on the left when traveling east on East Purcell Avenue. |
| | Bought in 1890 and placed in old Presbyterian Church, used by several faiths. Was first church bell in Canadian, Hemphill County.
Congregation held suppers and other projects to repay bank loan on bell.
Later bell was moved to new . . . — — Map (db m55768) HM |
| On Church Street at Bonner Street, on the right when traveling south on Church Street. |
| | Volunteer fire fighters, organized soon after Sulphur Springs was incorporated (1870), used a "bucket brigade" and hand-drawn equipment to control blazes before the city purchased a steam fire engine in 1888. To summon firemen, this 500-pound brass . . . — — Map (db m119752) HM |
| On South Main Avenue south of 7th Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| | When the Soash Land Company founded Olton in 1908, lots were provided for a school, church and bank. Residents of the new town erected a Union church for all denominations about 1909. Soon afterward, they purchased this 950-pound steel bell. Its . . . — — Map (db m104460) HM |
| On East Ivanhoe Avenue east of South Young Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | The Rev. Grant. L. Hayes, first Methodist circuit rider in this area, founded the Ivanhoe, Okla., church 3 miles to the north in 1902; the Stillwater Church, 6 miles east, in Texas in 1904. After Follett originated on the Santa Fe Railroad in . . . — — Map (db m93533) HM |
| On West 2nd Avenue near North 43rd Street. |
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Erected A.D. 1987
By the Ex-Students Association
to commemorate the hundreds
of students
who lived, studied and prepared
for adulthood near this site,
and to honor the
Odd Fellows and Rebekas
of Texas
who made our home . . . — — Map (db m62810) HM |
| Near Hickory Street north of Ambler Avenue. |
| | In the late 1890s, Mr. George Bennett, president of Acme Pressed Brick Company, donated funds for the purchase of this bell. For two decades, this bell swung from the bell tower of the Old Main building, serving as a timepiece for what was then . . . — — Map (db m87071) HM |
| On West 2300 North at North 4000 West, on the right when traveling west on West 2300 North. |
| | This bell was brought to Corinne by Hyrum House to warn the community at times when the water was to be shut off. In 1896 it was used to ring in Statehood for the State of Utah. It was rung so hard that day, that it cracked, then was placed on a . . . — — Map (db m155256) HM |
| On West 100 North west of West 100 North, on the left when traveling west. |
| | The bell came from the old Relief Society Building . It was cracked by townspeople ringing it at the news of Armistice, 10 October 1918, and was given to the DUP by the Bishop. — — Map (db m155258) HM |
| On South Main Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | In 1904 the Hatch L.D.S. Ward building was erected on this lot. A vestibule was added in 1910 and the bell was purchased with donations from ward members. For many years it hung in the tower and rang out for all civic, social and church activities. . . . — — Map (db m74679) HM |
| On Center Street (U.S. 89) near Main Street, on the right when traveling west. Reported missing. |
| | For the people of Kanab, this bell represents schools and the importance of learning. From its founding in 1870, Kanab citizens have been encouraged to obtain as much education as possible and to use it for the benefit of all. For the first two . . . — — Map (db m41304) HM |
| On West Center Street at North Main Street, on the right when traveling west on West Center Street. |
| | For the people of Kanab, this bell represents schools and the importance of learning. From its founding in 1870, Kanab citizens have been encouraged to obtain as much education as possible and to use it for the benefit of all. For the first two . . . — — Map (db m94986) HM |
| On East State Street at S 100 E Street, on the right when traveling east on East State Street. |
| | On December 17, 1901, the first church in Orderville was dedicated by Apostle A. O. Woodruff of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This bell hung in the tower and was used each Sunday to call people to church. It was also used to warn . . . — — Map (db m74643) HM |
| On 100 North 0.1 miles east of 100 East, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Bell was originally mounted in the steeple of Holden Ward Chapel dedicated in 1883. The bell was rung 30 minutes before Church services were to begin, also rung on special occasions.
Present bell tower erected as a reminder to present and future . . . — — Map (db m69577) HM |
| On Main Street at Center Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street. |
| | Marker A:
Oak City
Oak City was named after Oak Creek, a sparkling mountain stream meandering through scrub oak and gray sagebrush. It provided water, the lifeblood of this community.
Founded in 1868 by pioneers who had formerly . . . — — Map (db m69573) HM |
| | The Nauvoo Bell originally hung in the temple that Church members built in Nauvoo, Illinois, in the 1840s.
The Saints removed the bell in 1846 when they were forced to leave Illinois because of persecution.
Following instructions from Brigham . . . — — Map (db m101779) HM |
| Near Church Street north of East Main Street (U.S. 89), on the left when traveling north. |
| | The bell atop this City Hall has a long history in American Fork. It was originally purchased for $211.17 in 1887, and was placed in the tower of the old City Hall at Main and Center Streets. Sorrow, joy, disaster, emergency and other messages were . . . — — Map (db m149989) HM |
| On West Center Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | This ship's bell is from the valiant USS Wasatch, flagship of the Seventh Fleet under Admiral Thomas C. Kincaid. the ship is famous for its outstanding service in the South Pacific during World War II.
Official Navy records state that during the . . . — — Map (db m149026) HM |
| On Elm Street (Vermont Route 12) at Pleasant Street (Vermont Route 12), on the left when traveling north on Elm Street. |
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Installed in the belfry of
this church and dedicated
to the glory of God in 1818,
it called to worship the
faithful in Jesus Christ
for 156 years. — — Map (db m133903) HM |
| On North Alfred Street south of Princess Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | The 1990 enlargement of this church is dedicated to God's glory and to the memory of the Afro-American Christians, many of them emancipated slaves, who became the congregation of Meade Church by Action of the vestry of Christ Church in 1873, two . . . — — Map (db m129187) HM |
| On Georgetown Pike (Virginia Route 193) west of Village Centre, on the right when traveling west. |
| | The year was 1942, and citizens of Great Falls were concerned that bombings, like those of London, might occur in Washington, DC. In a time of great threats, including attacks on major cities, a handful of Great Falls area citizens came together to . . . — — Map (db m60489) HM |
| Near Beulah Road (Virginia Route 702) south of Chathams Ford Drive, on the right when traveling south. |
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For the first time in United States history, one of the most beautiful botanic gardens will hold a Korean Bell Garden. Strategically located in Washington, DC, this bell garden will be not only in the capital of the United States but also the . . . — — Map (db m151333) HM |
| On Cedar Lane just north of Francis Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | This bell originally hung on a heavy oak frame in the church yard for many years. It was purchased for $84 on November 30, 1843 with money received from a fair the women of St. John's held on July 26, 1843. — — Map (db m149530) HM |
| On Bousch Street near Wisconsin Square, foot of Harbour St.. |
| | The first Naval vessel to bear the name Norfolk was a brigantine built in 1798 to protect American commerce against armed French vessels in the West Indies.
The second USS Norfolk, Destroyer Leader I, was a submarine "hunter-killer" ship and . . . — — Map (db m35153) HM |
| On Courthouse Road (Business U.S. 13) at Willow Oak Road (County Route 631), on the right when traveling south on Courthouse Road. |
| | This bell was installed in the attic of the 1899 Northampton County Courthouse during the original construction. When court was called into order, the Northampton County Sheriff would ring the bell and then stand out on the balcony and announce that . . . — — Map (db m155265) HM WM |
| On Cameron Street just east of Duke Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m155266) HM |
| On Monument Avenue 0.1 miles from North Mulberry Street. |
| | To the Glory of God and in Memory of James Thomas, Jr.
This Bell Tower is the gift of Mrs. Laura Thomas Rutherford
who has presented this memorial to her father, as a tribute to his love for and loyalty to the First Baptist Church, of which . . . — — Map (db m64125) HM |
| Near N. 9th Street at E. Franklin Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | This tower was built in 1824, on the site of a frame building. It long served as a guard house for the State Guard.
The bell was a fire alarm and was also rung in emergencies. In 1861-1865 it was used to call out local defenders, notably on April . . . — — Map (db m4632) HM |
| On Stoney Creek Boulevard (Virginia Route 675) just south of Railroad Avenue, on the right when traveling north. |
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1929
The original fire bell
Dedicated to the founders
and members of the
Edinburg Vol. Fire Co.
1985
Monument
in memory of Earl "Bud" Marston
by wife Betty
— — Map (db m158282) HM |
| On Enon Road, on the left when traveling north. |
| | This bell
was taken from the
Old Church Building
and placed here by
Elsie S. Truslow
in memory of her husband
Hansford Bryan Truslow
1896 - 1959 — — Map (db m4858) HM |
| On North Main Street (Virginia Route 32) north of East Washington Street (Business U.S. 13), on the right when traveling north. |
| | This bell was part of the old City Hall constructed in 1891 on Main Street near this site. The City Hall Building had two spires. The southern spire had a four faced clock that was operated by a system of counter weights. This bell was struck as a . . . — — Map (db m100910) HM |
| On Chester Street just south of Crescent Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Erin is a large farm built by a David Funsten in 1848 and located 11 miles north on 522/340. This bell was located in Erin's lower field and used to call the workers in to eat. It is said, when the bell run the plow horses would stop where they . . . — — Map (db m158602) HM |
| On Tyler Street just south of Jefferson Street. |
| | For more than 50 years, the bell was used to call volunteer fire fighters to their posts. It is the only known tower of its kind in the United States. It was restored in 2003 by the Jefferson County Historical Society and the City of Port Townsend . . . — — Map (db m155268) HM |
| On Jefferson Street at Tyler Street, on the left on Jefferson Street. |
| | This is the last remaining
wooden fire bell tower in the
United States.
Port Townsend’s Fire Bell Tower is a 75-foot wooden structure built in 1890 to hold a 1,500 pound brass bell and the city's new $900 fire engine.
. . . — — Map (db m83775) HM |
| | This bell is the remaining symbol of the leap made by city leaders to establish and equip a professional firefighting force after the Great Seattle Fire of June 6, 1889. On that day, the young metropolis of Seattle was devastated by flames in spite . . . — — Map (db m27187) HM |
| On 22nd Ave. NW at Ballard Ave. NW on 22nd Ave. NW. |
| | Multiple markers on and near the Ballard Centennial Bell identify the Ballard Avenue Historic District.
Marker 1:
Be it remembered that at this place on the eleventh day of April, Nineteen Hundred and Seventy Six, the Ballard . . . — — Map (db m27797) HM |
| On 4th Avenue just south of Battery Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Historic fire bell from Station No. 4 located at 4th and Battery Street in the 1800's prior to the first Denny regrade - This bell sounded out the fire alarms to all the stations in the North End area and Queen Anne Hill by means of area code and . . . — — Map (db m98926) HM |
| On Jefferson Street (U.S. 219) at Randolph Street, on the left when traveling north on Jefferson Street. |
| | This bell installed Lewisburg Graded School 1878. Given to park by George L. Lemon. — — Map (db m75176) HM |
| On Washington Street (Business U.S. 340) east of Boundary Street, on the left when traveling east. |
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The Reverend Doctor Josiah P. Smeltzer laid the cornerstone of St. John's Lutheran Church on April 30, 1850. The building was completed two years later and dedicated on August 1, 1852. Little more than seven years had passed when, at dawn on . . . — — Map (db m70794) HM |
| Near Kanawha Boulevard East (U.S. 60) east of Greenbrier Street (West Virginia Route 114), on the left when traveling east. |
| | This reproduction of the Liberty Bell was presented to the people of West Virginia by direction of The Honorable John W. Snyder Secretary of the Treasury
As the inspirational symbol of the United States Savings Bonds . . . — — Map (db m128488) HM |
| On Main St (West Virginia Route 20) at S Walker St, on the left when traveling west on Main St. |
| | From 1879 to 1929, this bell was rung to open court at the Mercer County Courthouse in Princeton. After the courthouse was dismantled in 1929, the bell was used as a dinner bell at the County poor farm at Gardner. Later discarded at the farm, the . . . — — Map (db m60030) HM |
| Near University Avenue north of College Avenue, on the right when traveling north. |
| |
Bell
of the
Armored Cruiser
U.S.S. West Virginia
Commissioned: 23 Feb 1905
Decommissioned: 1 Sept 1920
Dedicated to the memory
of those West Virginians
who gave their lives in
the service of their country
by
Alpha Phi Omega . . . — — Map (db m134302) WM |
| On West Main Street (West Virginia Route 7) at South Price Street, on the left when traveling west on West Main Street. |
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In 1870, this bronze bell was cast at the Meneely Bell Foundry in West Troy, NY to mark the end of the United States Civil War.
The rededication of this bell now marks the bicentennial of the creation of Preston County, . . . — — Map (db m157053) HM WM |
| On South Jefferson Street. |
| | Side One:
Liberty Bell 250th Anniversary
In 1751, while Benjamin Franklin was drafting his Plan of Union, the Pennsylvania Assembly ordered a bell from Whitechapel Bell Foundry of London, England. The bell's inscription was described as . . . — — Map (db m131540) HM |
| On East Holum Street (County Highway DV) 0.1 miles west of North Cleveland Avenue, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Windsor Township High School was built on this site in 1895 on land donated by Ole S. Holum. This bell, a gift of the community's grateful young people, was installed in June 1896. When Union High School replaced the original building, the bell was . . . — — Map (db m37567) HM |
| On North 3rd Avenue at Kentucky Street on North 3rd Avenue. |
| | A modern rendition of Bank of Sturgeon Bay's original tower erected in 1900 on the NW corner of 3rd Ave. & Kentucky St., and removed in 1939. The original bell was reacquired with the cooperation of the First Baptist Church of Sturgeon Bay where it . . . — — Map (db m15722) HM |
| | When a new building for The Stout Manual Training School was built in 1897, this bell was installed in the clock tower to sound the hours of the day. Large and expensive, this bell was truly an investment in, and a symbol of, the promising future of . . . — — Map (db m88418) HM |
| Near County Highway K 0.6 miles east of Antigo Street (U.S. 45), on the left when traveling east. |
| | This tolling bell originally hung on a dam near Prairie du Sac, WI. and was manned by "Cap" Dinsmore, (father of Lee Dinsmore) during World War II to warn against flooding or sabotage. It has been donated to our cemetery by Lee and Perk Dinsmore to . . . — — Map (db m39279) HM |
| On Washington Street at North Wisconsin Street, on the left when traveling north on Washington Street. |
| | This bell once graced the tower of Wisconsin Street School, which stood adjacent to the present fire station. School bells such as this were often used to sound the fire alarm. The school was an early Port Washington public school, as well as the . . . — — Map (db m95176) HM |
| Near Pilgrim Parkway 0.2 miles north of West Bluemound Road, on the right when traveling south. |
| | This bell called students to school from 1866 to 1961. Woodside School was located at the intersection of Capitol Drive and Lily Road in Brookfield until it was torn down in 1992.
Between 1839 and 1867, the first settler in this area built seven . . . — — Map (db m153386) HM |
| On South Central Avenue at West 17th Street, on the right when traveling south on South Central Avenue. Reported missing. |
| | Raised May 29, 1901 • Removed Nov. 28, 1962
This 1,982 pound bell tolled the hours, served as community fire alarm and summoned volunteer firemen to meetings for more than four decades. The clock mechanism failed during World War II and the . . . — — Map (db m4731) HM |
| Near O'Neil Avenue near West 21st Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | The Durant Hose Co., and J.T. Clark Co., each purchased huge bells, and boasted the first fire engines in Cheyenne.
Both companies used the fire bells as long as their organizations existed.
The J.T. Clark Bell may be seen at the old Johnson . . . — — Map (db m95203) HM |
| On Cornwallis Street at Cumberland Street, on the right when traveling north on Cornwallis Street. |
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This bell hung in the tower of St. John's since 1814 and served as the tolling bell for over 185 years. It was cast at the Whitechapel Foundry in London, England. On November 1, 2001, fire ravished through the Church, destroying the tower and . . . — — Map (db m112432) HM |
| On Archimedes Street (Nova Scotia Route 4) (Nova Scotia Route 289) just south of Dalhousie Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | This bell, belonging to the Town of New Glasgow, was refurbished and a bell tower was constructed as part of the New Glasgow Downtown Revitalization Project - Recreating the Experience, in 2009.
The bell was originally manufactured and supplied . . . — — Map (db m144799) HM |
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This Bell was donated to Friends of the Yarmouth Light Society by Bay Ferries.
It was located on the wharf in Yarmouth and used to help guide the ferry during times of thick fog or heavy snow. — — Map (db m155075) HM |
| | This bell was taken from the ruins of the clock tower destroyed by fire February 3, 1916. "The fire raged fiercely for hours. The main tower was not touched until about 11 p.m., and one of the most pathetic incidents of the night, which moved the . . . — — Map (db m39748) HM |
| On Rue du Cloître Notre just west of Rue Chanoinesse, on the right when traveling east. |
| | D'avant le période révolutionnaire, il ne subsiste qu'une seule cloche, le bourdon Emmanuel fondu en 1686 par Florentin Le Gay, toujours en dans la tour sud et que le public peut encore admirer.
Lors de la grande restauration de la cathédrale . . . — — Map (db m85325) HM |
| Near Clarence Esplanade at Ave De Caen, on the right when traveling east. |
| | The Bell
After hanging in Portsmouth's Town Halls in High Street from the 17th
century until 1837, this bell was later used at the Quarter Sessions (local
courts), in Penny Street gaol and in Victoria Park. — — Map (db m123392) HM |
| Near Links Road at Front Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | This bell was originally in a cap house on top of the clock tower known also as the Belle Tower! As an integral part of the mechanism it sounded out at regular intervals. It was moved to its current site here in the apse of the chapel as its . . . — — Map (db m125982) HM |
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