Birkenhead Town Hall
Last updated 6 February 2002
Town Hall Clock Bells
No. Dia. Weight Inscription Founder
Date
1 2' 11" 8-2-18 CAST BY GILLETT & CO. CROYDON 1886 Gillett & Co., Croydon
1886
2 3' 2" 10-3-10 CAST BY GILLETT & CO. CROYDON 1886 Gillett & Co., Croydon
1886
3 3' 5" 11-3-10 CAST BY GILLETT & CO. CROYDON 1886 Gillett & Co., Croydon
1886
4 4' 6½" 27-3-0 CAST BY GILLETT & CO. CROYDON 1886 Gillett & Co., Croydon
1886
5 5' 0" 35-3-0 GILLETT & CO. CROYDON

CORPORATION
OF
BIRKENHEAD
1886

Gillett & Co., Croydon
1886
 
At nearly 36 cwt (over 1800 kg) the hour bell is the heaviest bell in Wirral.

Weights and dimensions kindly supplied by Chris Pickford based on Gillett and Johnston records;
Inscriptions and confirmation of dimensions during inspection by Geoff Sparling and Mark Humphreys on 06/02/02.

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