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| The Bell Tower was opened by | |
| Her Majesty the Queen | |
| and dedicated by | |
| The Rt.Revd. John Perry | |
| The Lord Bishop of Chelmsford | |
| on Friday 12th March 1999 |
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The 30m high glass and steel bell tower which stands at the |
| West end St Martin's Church, houses a peal of eight bells, |
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six of which were presented to St Martin's as |
| a consecration gift by the Bishop of Chelmsford. |
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They came from the redundant church of St Nicholas, Colchester. |
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All the bells were cast at the Whitechapel Bell foundry in the east end of London over 500 years ago. |
| The Tenor bell was cast in 1441 by Joanna Hille . |
| and is the first bell in the world to have been cast by a woman |
| All eight Bells were dedicated by The Rt. Revd. John Perry Bishop of Chelmsford |
| on the 40th Anniversary of St Martin's Church in November 2002. |