First Church Bell Cast In Boston

  • Type: Bell

  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Object


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Timeline

Y/M/D Association Description Place Locale Food Event
1792/00/00 Rev William Bentley Bell Critic Paul Revere cast his first bell, also the first bell cast in Boston, for his own church, the Second Church (lost) of Boston. Rev William Bentley believes that "the sound is not clear and prolonged, from the lips to the crown shrill."
1792/00/00 Paul Revere Foundry Paul Revere cast his first bell, also the first bell cast in Boston, for his own church, the Second Church (lost) of Boston.
1901/00/00 After the New Brick Church building is razed, Paul Revere's recast first bell is sold to St James's Episcopal Church in Cambridge. The bell is on display, ringing only on Good Friday and at midnight on Christmas Eve. St James Episcopal Church Cambridge, MA

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Particulars for First Church Bell Cast In Boston:
Musical Instrument Bell a hollow object, typically made of metal and having the shape of a deep inverted cup widening at the lip, that sounds a clear musical note when struck, typically by means of a clapper
Music Musical Instrument
Sight Category Object



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