14 JULY 1917, Page 16

Belle and Bell Lore. By T. Harrison Illyres. (Preston :

Guardia*.

Is. Myres has collected some valuable notes on the church bells in the neighbourhood of Preston, with some interesting information about their use. St. Chad's, Claughton-in-Lonsdale, claims to possess the oldest bell in England ; it is apparently dated 1296, according to the facsimile given by the author, though the lettering does not look so old as that.