Bapchild

BAPCHILD, St Laurence

	1 bell
	Tenor: 5-0-17 in D
	Grid Ref. TQ927629
	Rochester District
	Never subsequently retuned
	Hung for swing chiming

DETAILS OF THE BELL

Bell	Weight	Diameter	Cast	Founder
Single bell	5-0-17	29"	1900	Mears & Stainbank

MEARS & STAINBANK FOUNDERS LONDON

CAST 1550
RECAST 1900
J. HORAN, VICAR

E. B. GASCOYNE
E. TERRY

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CHURCHWARDENS

ATTENDITE, POPULI

EARLIER BELL

Bell	Weight	Diameter	Cast	Founder
Single bell	6 cwt approx.	30"	c. 1540	William Oldfield

ihc

ihc

[Oldfield's trade stamp]
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Stahlschmidt describes the stamps on this bell as follows:

1. The figure of Our Blessed Lord, with the sacred monogram "ihc" on either side;
2. A shield with the arms of the City of Canterbury, but reversed, i.e. the heads pointing the wrong way;
3. The royal arms, as at Kennington;
4. The Prince of Wales' feathers, crowned;
5. Oldfield's tradestamp [which he doesn't illustrate];
6. A curious oval of the Annunciation, with the lily considerably larger than either the Blessed Virgin or the Angel;
7. The nondescript star with a coin on each side of it.

13th Cent	13th Cent: Tower built, later to hold 3 bells.
c. 1540	Bell cast by William Oldfield.
c. 1800	Prior to 1800, 2 of the 3 bells were "disposed of by Churchwardens to defray the expense of repairs".
1887	Stahlschmidt records the Oldfield bell.
1900	The remarkable remaining bell was recast by Mears & Stainbank, but the inscription and marks were not reproduced on its successor.