The oldest bell in the tower dates back to 1420 and bears the Latin inscription:
ETERNIS ANNIS RESONET CAMPANA IOHANNIS

Another bell dates back to 1620 and bears the inscription:
GOD SAVE OVR KING
SVR JOHN SAVEDGE
WILLIAM MANSILL
JOHN SMITH CW
APRILL THE 7 ANNO 1620

While the names on the gravestones in the Churchyard are slowly lost by decades and centuries of weathering, the names on the bells are still crystal clear:

Thomas Powney , Edward Cvll, Richard Taylor, Matthe Bagley, W.G. Sinclair Snow, Lady Davies, Benjamin Wintle, EJ Rhodes, T. Blizzard, W. Crabb.

If you sponsor a bell your name, details about you and any message you want to leave to the future residents of Elmley Castle can be inscribed on the bell and your generous donation will be remembered for the next 500 years or more!

Option 1: Sponsor an entire bell – £6,500

Name the bell
Your name and inscriptions of your choice anywhere on the bell, visit to the Foundry to see your bell being cast

Option 2: Sponsor half a bell – £3,750

Your name and inscriptions of your choice on one side of the bell, Visit to the Foundry to see your bell being cast

Option 3: Sponsor a quarter of a bell – £2,000

Your name and inscriptions of your choice on one quarter of the bell, Visit to the Foundry to see your bell being cast

Option 4: Sponsor a name on a bell- £1,000

Your name and a short inscription on a section of a bell.

If you would like to sponsor any of these options please email bells@elmleycastle.com with your contact details.

Bell Sponsorship Availability:

Bell 1 – Replace – Current 3rd Bell	Sponsored
Bell 2 – Replace – Current Treble Bell	Sponsored
Bell 3 – New Treble Bell	Sponsored
Bell 4 – New Treble Bell	Reserved for Worcestershire & District Change Ringing Association
Bell 5 – New Treble Bell	Available
Bell 6 – New Treble Bell	Available