The Bells of St. Chad's

Originally the church had only three bells, which were cast in 1867. A further four were added in 1872 and a treble in 1876. All were cast by John William Taylor senior and recast in 1933 by his son, Edmund Denison Taylor, at his own expense. The weight of the tenor was originally 20 cwt., but after recasting is now 18 cwt. 2qr. 18 lb. in E.

An interesting record in the tower is that of the first peal on the augmented eight. On December 22, 1877 a peal of Kent Treble Bob Major was conducted by Jasper W. Snowdon, who was the first president of the Yorkshire Association.

A former vicar of the church was Canon C.C.Marshall, who, as well as being president of the Yorkshire Association for over 35 years, was a very active ringer for more than 40 Years at St. Chad’s. He was followed as president of the association by Canon C.O.Ellison, a former curate at the church.