The finest ring of 12 in the Diocese!
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| Bell | Weight (cwt-qtr-lb) | Dimensions | Note |
| Treble: | 4-3-1 | 25.4" diameter | B flat |
| Inscribed:- | INTER OMNES PAX BRIDGET LLANDAFF DIOCESAN MOTHERS' UNION 1893 - 1993 | ||
| This bell was the gift of the Llandaff Diocesan Mothers' Union in its centenary year. It bears the same inscription ("Peace among all men") as the smaller of the two bells which escaped sale of 1763, and which had been given to All Saints Church, Llandaff North, in 1890. On 2nd January 1941, All Saints Church was lost to a fire bomb and its bell, cast by William and Evan Evans of Chepstow in 1727, was destroyed. | |||
| Second: | 5-0-5 | 26.6" diameter | A flat |
| Inscribed:- | LET MY SOUND MOVE THEE TO GOD'S GLORY TATHAN IN MEMORY OF CHARLES EDMUND BOWEN | ||
| Mrs Mary Bowen gave this bell in memory of her late husband. Mary was a bell-ringer at Llandaff prior to her marriage. The inscription is that which was carried by a Llandaff bell cast in 1672 and recast in 1738 by William Evans of Chepstow. | |||
| Third: | 5-1-3 | 27.3" diameter | G |
| Inscribed:- | BEATUS POPULUS, CUJUS DOMINUS DEUS EJUS KYRIE ELEISON ELLTEYRN THE BALDWIN FAMILY | ||
| This bell was the gift from a family which has been closely associated with ringing at Llandaff since 1972. The Reverend Dr John Baldwin is a Past President (and now a Life Member) of the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers. The Latin part of the inscription ("Blessed are the people whose God is the Lord" - Ps 33:12) was carried forward from the old treble bell. The dedication to Ellteyrn acknowledges the fact that, in 1992 when the restoration was undertaken, the Parish of Capel Llanilterne was grouped with the Parish of Llandaff. More recently (2002) it has transferred to the benefice of Pentyrch. | |||
| Fourth: | 5-3-9 | 28.75" diameter | F |
| Inscribed:- | DOMINUS BENEDICET POPULO SUO IN PACE. ELFAN THE RINGING EXERCISE | ||
| Contributions from bellringers throughout the United Kingdom and beyond funded this bell, the inscription on which ("The Lord shall give his people the blessing of peace" - Ps 29:10) is carried forward from the former second bell. Both the Art of bellringing and those who practise it are referred to, by ringers, as "The Exercise". | |||
| Fifth: | 6-1-26 | 30.25" diameter | E flat |
| Inscribed:- | CARWCH Y FRAWDOLIAETH TYDFIL NORMAN LLOYD EDWARDS, LORD LIEUTENANT AND FORMER CHAPTER CLERK | ||
| Captain Norman Lloyd Edwards, the donor, is a former Lord Lieutenant of South Glamorgan and was Chairman of the Bell Restoration Fund Committee throughout the project to restore the bells. ("Love the brotherhood" - 1 Peter 2:17). | |||
| Sixth: | 6-2-29 | 31" diameter | D |
| Inscribed:- | ATTENDITE POPULI GWYNLLYW LLANDAFF & MONMOUTH DIOCESAN ASSOCIATION OF CHURCH BELL RINGERS 1893 - 1993 | ||
| This bell, a gift from the Diocesan bellringers' association and marking its centenary, is dedicated to Gwynllyw (Woolos), thus acknowledging Llandaff Cathedral's link with the Diocese of Monmouth. The Latin inscription ("Give ear, ye peoples" - Ps 78:1) was that of the former fourth bell. | |||
| Flat Sixth: | 7-0-1 | 31.75" diameter | D flat |
| Inscribed:- | MOLWCH YR ARGLWYDD DEWI LLANDAFF CATHEDRAL GUILD OF CHANGE RINGERS, PAST AND PRESENT | ||
| ("Praise ye the Lord") The dedication of this bell to Dewi acknowledges the place of the Llandaff Diocese as part of the Province of Wales. The Cathedral's band of ringers has not only contributed this bell but worked tirelessly, with the help of many friends, to see the project to completion. | |||
| Seventh: | 7-0-23 | 32.5" diameter | C |
| Inscribed:- | SURGITE VOS QUI PROCUL ESTIS SAMSON IN MEMORY OF GEORGE GIBSON | ||
| George Gibson was a benefactor of the Cathedral and this bell is funded by the Gibson Trust. The Latin inscription ("You who are far off, arise") is taken from the former fifth bell. | |||
| Eighth: | 8-2-14 | 35" diameter | B flat |
| Inscribed:- | VIGILATE ET ORATE CADOC ARTHUR AND IRIS SANSOM | ||
| The donors, the late Arthur Sansom, a Vice-President of the Friends of Llandaff Cathedral, and his wife, were generous benefactors of the Cathedral. The Latin inscription ("Watch and pray") is that of the former sixth bell. | |||
| Ninth: | 10-0-16 | 38" diameter | A flat |
| Inscribed:- | SURSUM CORDA ILLTYD IN MEMORY OF SYBIL ELEANOR HATCH | ||
| A munificent bequest to the Friends of Llandaff Cathedral by Sybil and Alice Hatch (for whom the 10th is named) gave early and important impetus to the Bell Restoration Fund. The inscription ("Lift up your hearts") is from the former seventh bell and the dedication to Illtyd forms a link with the Chapel underneath the bell tower. | |||
| Tenth: | 12-0-0 | 40" diameter | G |
| Inscribed:- | JUBILATE DEO OMNIS TERRA SERVITE DOMINO IN LAETITIA EUDDOGWY IN MEMORY OF ALICE MAY HATCH | ||
| The inscription ("O be joyful in the Lord, all ye lands: serve the Lord with gladness" - Ps 100:1) is from the former eighth bell. This bell and its two heavier companions are dedicated to the three Celtic Patrons of Llandaff Cathedral. | |||
| Eleventh: | 16-3-19 | 45" diameter | F |
| Inscribed:- | CANTATE DOMINO CANTICUM NOVUM DYFRIG THE FRIENDS OF LLANDAFF CATHEDRAL | ||
| From the outset, "The Friends" were most supportive of the Bell Restoration project, the Treasurer of the time, the late John Phillips, serving as Vice-Chairman of the Fund Committee. This bell represents part of their gift towards the cost of the work. The Latin inscription ("O sing unto the Lord a new song" - Ps 98:1) is from the former ninth bell. | |||
| Tenor: | 24-1-15 | 50.5" diameter | E flat |
| Inscribed:- | ME VOCANTE DOMINUS : VOCAT DE NOVO CONFLARI FECIT GERVASIUS POWELL L:L:B: PROCTOR GENERALIS ANNO SALUTIS 1782 ET CONSECRATIONIS RICARDI WATSON DOMINI EPISCOPI PRIMO TEILO THE FORMER RING OF TEN BELLS RECAST AND AUGMENTED 1992 ALUN RADCLIFFE DAVIES M.A., DEAN AND VICAR | ||
| The Latin inscription is a facsimile of that on the former tenor (including its wrong punctuation), cast by Rudhall of Gloucester. ("When I sound the Lord calls. Gervase Powell LLB, Proctor General, had me recast in the year of salvation 1782 and in the first year of the consecration of Richard Watson, Lord Bishop.") | |||