Tyne and Wear HER(12214): Whitburn Parish Church, bells - Details
12214
S Tyneside
Whitburn Parish Church, bells
Whitburn
NZ46SW
Music
Musical Instrument
Bell
Medieval
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Two pre-Reformation bells dedicated to St. Mary and St. Andrew. It is for this reason that the church is sometimes said to be dedicated to either saint; however its original dedication, if any, is not known {1}. The two medieval bells and their frames are a rare survival. They are similar to two of the bells in Heighington Parish Church in County Durham, and are though to come from the same foundry. They are inscribed 'SCE ANDREA ORA PRO NOBIS' (with a representation of the martyrdom of St. Andrew under the first initial) and 'SCA MARIA ORA PRO NOBIS' (with a representation of the Virgin and Child).
4052
6167
NZ40526167
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 4/3; Tyne and Wear Museums, Draft South Tyneside Coastal Survey: Its Archaeological & Historical Record, p 53