Bridlington Priory Clock & Bells

The large weights behind the gate on the right of the entrance which travel up to the height of sixty feet are part of the mechanism of the clock, which has dials on each side of the tower except the North side.

The clock was erected in 1879 and fully restored in 1947-8. In 1902 a ring of eight bells was installed by Taylors of Loughborough at the charge of W. B. Jameson.

Campanologists consider the bells to be one of the sweetest-toned peals in the North of England. The tenor bell weighs I ton 6 cwts. 2 qtrs. and is used for the striking of the hours while the chimes are struck on other bells.

In 1955 a mechanical Chiming Apparatus was installed for use when the bells are not pealed. Note also the Pre-Reformation Money box made out of a tree trunk shaped for the purpose and now on display in the glass showcase.