St. Oswald's, Bidston

Work carried out on the Bell Installation 1995 - 96

Bell and fittings completely dismantled.
All iron work scaled and given two coats of red lead.
All screw threads dressed.
Bearings dismantled, cleaned and examined. Condition good. Old grease seals discarded and new ones fitted.
Headstock and gudgeons examined and found to be sound.
Sundry small repairs to wheel. Two 2" x 2" x ⅛" R.S.A. brackets made for wheel to headstock to give wheel greater rigidity.
Headstock assembly re-erected onto frame and hardened down. All free.
Bell hoisted back into position and secured to headstock with new canon pins, washers and split pins.
Wheel turned through 180° to give a workable ringing circle.
Clapper eye bored true and fitted with new "Tufnol" bush and stainless steel pin. Clapper refitted to bell with new staple shank, old one corroded.
Worn runner board discarded. New one made and fitted.
New mouse hole cut in floor to pass rope in new position.
Ground pulley and box discarded and replaced with overhauled spare unit.
Slider, pintle, stay and rope refitted.
Bell rung up and checked for set at hand and back strokes and even clappering. All in order.
Rope chute made in place of ceiling boss as rope now passes close to electric cables secured to beam in Ringing Chamber.