8 bells plus clock and sanctus bells Tenor 12-0-15 in G Grid Ref. TQ958293 Ashford District Frame: 1900 John Warner Retuning: Never subsequently retuned Upstairs Ringing Room PEALS

Bell

Weight

Diameter

Cast

Founder

1	5-0-0	271/2"	1900	John Warner & Sons
2	5-1-6	28"	1900	John Warner & Sons
3	5-3-17	30"	1900	John Warner & Sons
4	6-0-25	311/2"	1900	John Warner & Sons
5	6-2-14	33"	1900	John Warner & Sons
6	7-2-25	35"	1900	John Warner & Sons
7	9-2-16	38"	1900	John Warner & Sons
8	12-0-15	42"	1900	John Warner & Sons
Clock	7½ cwt approx.	341/2"	1442-1468	William Chamberlain
Sanctus	1 cwt approx.	163/8"	c. 1600	Unknown

1.	CAST BY JOHN WARNER & SONS LTD LONDON 1900
2.	CAST BY JOHN WARNER & SONS LTD LONDON 1900
3.	CAST BY JOHN WARNER & SONS LTD LONDON 1900
4.	CAST BY JOHN WARNER & SONS LTD LONDON 1900
5.	CAST BY JOHN WARNER & SONS LTD LONDON 1900
6.	CAST BY JOHN WARNER & SONS LTD LONDON 1900
7.	CAST BY JOHN WARNER & SONS LTDLONDON 1900
	THOMAS CHENNELL GIVER OF £100 MRS THOMAS BOON       "        "     £50
8.	CAST BY JOHN WARNER & SONS LTD LONDON 1900
	TO THE GLORY OF GOD ——————————— + ——————————— THESE BELLS WERE RECAST AND MADE A PEAL OF EIGHT IN AUGUST 1900 CLIFFORD BERNEY HALL, M.A. — VICAR
		J. G. WRIGHT E. R. TERRY	}	CHURCHWARDENS
S.	[Blank]
C.	Sancte Nicola Ora Pro Nobis

1.	¡ _ IOHN _ HODSON _ MAD _ MEE _ 1685
	IO _ HR _ CHVRCH _ WARDENS _ FRANCIS _ DRAYTON _ VICAR ¡
2.	¡¡ _ IOHN _ HODSON _ MADE _ MEE _ 1685
	IO _ HR _ CHVRCH _ WARDENS _ ¡ ¡_¡ ¡_¡
3.	Sancte Nicola Ora Pro Nobis
4.	IOHN _ HODSON _ MADE _ MEE _ 1685
	IOHN _ OWEN _ HENRY _ RICHARDSON _ CHVRCH _ WARDENS ¡¡¡¡
5.	IOHN _ HODSON _ MADE _ MEE _ 1685 _ ¡¡¡¡
	_ IOHN _ OWEN _ HENRY _ RICHARDSON _ CHVRCH _ W ¡
6.	IOSEPHVS HATCH ME FECIT   1620

c	1440		Current clock bell cast by William Chamberlain. Later formed 3rd of a ring of 6.
c	1600		Sanctus bell cast, founder unknown.
	1620		Tenor of a later ring of 6 cast by Joseph Hatch.
	1685		Treble, 2nd, 4th, 5th of a ring of 6 cast by John Hodson.
	1900		Bells recast into current octave in a new cast iron frame. Old 3rd was hung as a clock bell.
	1969		Bells (including Sanctus) rehung. Staple was drilled out of the clock bell.
	1969	14th Sept.	Bells rededicated.

PHOTOGRAPHS

Above is a photograph taken in 1900 of the former ring of six bells that were removed from the tower. They were taken away and recast by John Warner & Sons into a ring of 8 bells which are photographed below.

The tenor bell.

The belfry.           Pictures provided by Christopher J. Cooper.