York Minster - South West Tower

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Plaques in the Ringing Chamber

One the walls of the ringing chamber are four plaques relating to present and previous bells in the tower. Transcripts of them are given below:

East Wall

(of brass, set into a recess in the wall, and referring to the ring which existed prior to the present)THIS PEAL OF TWELVE BELLS WAS / GIVEN BY THE WILL OF THE LATE / STEPHEN BECKWITH, M.D. SENIOR PHYSICIAN / OF THIS CITY, IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD ONE / THOUSAND, EIGHT HUNDRED AND FORTY THREE. / C. & G. MEARS, / BELLFOUNDERS, LONDON. / JULY, ONE THOUSANT, EIGHT / HUNDRED AND FORTY FOUR. } BARNARD HAGUE, / THOMAS PRICE, / FARIL JAMES COPSIE, / EXECUTORS. / (name of makers of plaque 'CAVE & SON.' inscribed at bottom of plaque)