still remain in the tower and are used for the clock chime and carillon; the carillon plays a different tune every day of the week. In the 17th century the cathedral housed a ring of 5 bells, until they were recast and augmented to 6 in 1699. In 1731 the bells were augmented to a ring of 8 by adding two new bells. Finally, in 2010 the 13 new bells were cast, and were rung for the first time at Easter 2011. The oldest bell in the tower was cast in c.1290 and is still used today as the sanctus bell. Burials Robert "of the Chamber" Breakspear (died 1110), priest of the diocese of Bath, then monk at St Albans; father of Nicholas who became the only English Pope, Pope Adrian IV. Richard d'Aubeney (1097–1119), Abbot Ralph Gubion (died 7 July 1150), Abbot and historian Robert of Gorron (died c. 1170), Abbot of St Albans Simon Warin (died 1195), Abbot John of Wallingford (died 1214), Abbot William of Trumpington, Abbot (1214–35) John of Hertford (died 1335), Abbot Adam Rous (died 1370), Surgeon to King Henry III Thomas de la Mare (died 1396), Abbot John de la Moote, Abbot (1396–1401) John Whethamstede (died 1465), Abbot Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester (died 1447), the fourth son of King Henry IV Casualties of the First Battle of St Albans: Thomas Clifford, 8th Baron de Clifford (1414–55) Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland (1392/1393–1455) Edmund Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset (1406–55) Sir Anthony (or Antony) Grey (died 1480), brother-in-law of Elizabeth Woodville, queen consort of Edward IV Thomas Legh Claughton, first Bishop of St Albans 1877–90, buried in the churchyard Edmund Beckett, 1st Baron Grimthorpe (1816–1905) Robert Runcie, Bishop of St Albans 1970–80, Archbishop of Canterbury 1980–91, buried in the churchyard and commemorated with a gargoyle on the roof See also Architecture of the medieval cathedrals of England English Gothic architecture History of St Albans List of cathedrals in the United Kingdom List of Gothic cathedrals in Europe Notes References Further reading External links Official website of St Albans Cathedral Diocese of St Albans Catholic Encyclopedia article on the Abbey Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Saint Albans — from Project Gutenberg Flickr images tagged St Albans Cathedral St Albans Cathedrals Monasteries in Hertfordshire Anglo-Saxon monastic houses 11th-century church buildings in England 1539 disestablishments in England Saint Alban Buildings and structures in St Albans History