This bell, by an unknown founder, is the only survivor from the ring of eight that hung in the cathedral tower. It was the third bell in the ring and was also used as the chiming bell for the clock. In this role it has suffered considerable damage over the centuries and the striking position of the chime hammer was moved several times before a section of the lip finally broke. Now redundant, the bell is on display at the rear of the Nave.

The inscription is crudely set out with some of the letters crooked and even reversed, a casting fault known as “casting wash” has probably contributed to the illegibility of the inscription, now so worn and defaced that it is indecipherable.

The three lumps at the very top of the bell are the points at which the molten metal was poured into the mould when the bell was cast. Its exact weight is not known, but is likely to be about six or seven hundredweight.