{"id":100,"date":"2011-01-31T20:24:14","date_gmt":"2011-01-31T20:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"\/"},"modified":"2025-11-24T17:53:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T17:53:16","slug":"caversfield","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bicester.odg.org.uk\/wordpress\/index.php\/towers\/caversfield\/","title":{"rendered":"Caversfield"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Caversfield St Laurence<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

5 bells, 4-3-16 in Db<\/sub><\/p>\n

Particulars of the ring of five bells:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Bell<\/td>\nInscription<\/td>\nWeight<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Treble
\nAb<\/sub><\/td>\n		+ IN EXCELSIS GLORIA 1949
\n( Whitechapel Foundry marks and ornamental border)
\n+ IN LOVING MEMORY OF EUSTACE EDWARD
\nLOVETT PHILLIPS, KILLED IN FRANCE, OCTOBER 1915.
\n(Crest of the Royal Berkshire Regiment)<\/td>\n		2-1-3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Second
\nGb<\/sub><\/td>\n		+ CARTAS +
\n(Bellfounders marks and border as on treble) 1949
\n+ IN LOVING MEMORY OF HETTY PHILLIPS
\n7 Dec 1863 – 8 Dec 1948<\/td>\n		2-1-20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Third
\nF<\/td>\n		+ AVE MARIA GARCIA PLENA DOMINVS TECVM +
\n(Whitechapel Foundry mark)
\n+ ANNO DOMINI MCMXXVII. +<\/td>\n		2-3-4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fourth
\nEb<\/sub><\/td>\n		IN HONORE BEATI LAVRENTII
\nJ TAYLOR & Co FOOUNDERS LOUGHBOROUGH
\n1876<\/td>\n		4-0-18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tenor
\nDb<\/sub><\/td>\n		J TAYLOR & Co FOUNDERS LOUGHBOROUGH 1874<\/td>\n4-3-16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Inscription on early thirteenth century bell:<\/p>\n

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Translation: In honour of God ad St Laurence Hug(h) Gargate and Sibilla his wife had them these bells erected Hugh Gargate died between the years 1215 and 1219. The bell is the oldest inscribed bell in England.<\/p>\n

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Oldest Inscribed Bell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Caversfield bells are only rung once a month, on the second Sunday in the month (8.45am – 9.15am).<\/p>\n

For more details contact\u00a0caversfield@bicester.odg.org.uk<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Parking<\/h2>\n

Please do NOT park in the grounds to Caversfield House.<\/p>\n

Parking can be found in the lane to Home Farm (on opposite side of Banbury Road to the church. Look for signs to “Pea Green Physio” and “Home Farm. The Courtyard” (picture below taking with back to Bicester, looking towards M40 Jn 10 & Banbury).<\/p>\n

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Caversfield Parking<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

From there you can walk along the verge (back towards Bicester) and cross the road into the churchyard through a metal frame gate accessed through a cutting in the bank of the verge.<\/p>\n

Access to Caversfield church<\/p>\n

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Access to Caversfield church<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

5 bells, 4-3-16 in Db Particulars of the ring of five bells: Bell Inscription Weight Treble Ab + IN EXCELSIS GLORIA 1949 ( Whitechapel Foundry marks and ornamental border) + IN LOVING MEMORY OF EUSTACE EDWARD LOVETT PHILLIPS, KILLED IN FRANCE, OCTOBER 1915. (Crest of the Royal Berkshire Regiment) 2-1-3 Second Gb + CARTAS + … <\/p>\n

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