Bexley

BEXLEY, St Mary the Virgin

Photo DrL 12th June 2004

	8 bells
	Tenor 7-0-18 in A
	Grid Ref. TQ497734
	Lewisham District
	Frame: 1938 Mears & Stainbank
	Retuning: 1938 Mears & Stainbank
	Upstairs Ringing Room: Access is via steep metal steps.
	PEALS

DETAILS OF THE BELLS

Bell Weight
(prior to 1937 retuning) Weight
(after 1937 retuning) Weight
(after 2003 rehanging) Diameter Cast Founder

1

n/a

3-0-8
3-0-7
23"

1938

Mears & Stainbank

2

n/a

3-1-21
3-1-17
23⁷/8"

1938

Mears & Stainbank

3

3-2-26

3-1-13
3-1-18
25³/4"

1763

Thomas Janaway

4

n/a

n/a
4-0-11
26¹/2"

2003

Whitechapel

5

4-1-1

4-0-7
4-0-6
28¹/4"

1763

Thomas Janaway

6

4-2-21

4-2-1
4-1-11
29¹/4"

1763

Thomas Janaway

7

5-2-25

5-1-23
5-1-11
32"

1763

Thomas Janaway

8

8-0-3

7-2-6

7-0-18

36"

1763

Thomas Janaway

INSCRIPTIONS

M&S. LONDON

C. MOORE, M.A., VICAR

P. H. WAISTELL,	}	CHURCHWARDENS
A. W. BRIARS,

1938.

tba

THOMAS JANAWAY OF LONDON FECIT 1763

T MEARS OF LONDON FECIT 1827

THO^S HARMAN
CHARLES FRANCIS

}

CHURCH WARDENS

TO MARK THE GOLDEN JUBILEE OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II RECAST
20		03
WHITECHAPEL

YE RULERS THAT ARE PUT IN TRUST: TO JUDGE OF WRONG AND RIGHT
BE ALL YOUR JUDGMENTS TRUE AND JUST : REGARDING NO MANS MIGHT
T : JANAWAY FECIT 1763

THOMAS JANAWAY OF LONDON FECIT 1763

THOMAS JANAWAY OF LONDON MADE US ALL 1763

ABRAHAM BODLE & ROBERT REEVES : CH : WARDENS 1763 THO^S JANAWAY OF LONDON FECIT

FORMER BELLS

Bell

Weight
(prior to retuning)

Weight
(after retuning)

Diameter

Cast

Founder

Fate

2nd (of 6) n/a 1763 Thomas Janaway Recast 1827

4th (of 8) 4-1-17 4-0-9 27" 1827 Thomas Mears II Recast 2003

4. T MEARS OF LONDON FECIT 1827

THO^S HARMAN
CHARLES FRANCIS

}

CHURCH WARDENS

HISTORY

1552

Record of 3 bells in the tower ("Item iij bells suted in the steple")

1763

The ring of 5 were recast into a ring of 6 plus a Sanctus Bell (which disappeared over 100 years ago).

1827

Thomas Mears recast the 2nd (of 6).

1938

Two trebles added and bells retuned and rehung in a new frame.

1999

Clappers refurbished.

2003
The 4th (of 8) was again recast as a few years earlier it was identified as being a particularly weak bell in the peal. All the bells were rehung.

PHOTOGRAPHS of the 2003 RESTORATION

(Photos by Brian Butcher and Alex Britton.)

The old 4th prior to recasting at Whitechapel in 2003.

The empty frame.

3rd, 2nd, 7th, 5th, 6th and tenor on the floor of the church.

Tenor minus its headstock

Treble on the ground.

The tenor coming off the lorry, standing on the floor of the church with its new headstock on and being hoisted up the tower.

5th, 7th and tenor on the floor of the church.

Two views of the treble.

Bell	Weight (prior to 1937 retuning)	Weight (after 1937 retuning)	Weight (after 2003 rehanging)	Diameter	Cast	Founder
1	n/a	3-0-8	3-0-7	23"	1938	Mears & Stainbank
2	n/a	3-1-21	3-1-17	23⁷/8"	1938	Mears & Stainbank
3	3-2-26	3-1-13	3-1-18	25³/4"	1763	Thomas Janaway
4	n/a	n/a	4-0-11	26¹/2"	2003	Whitechapel
5	4-1-1	4-0-7	4-0-6	28¹/4"	1763	Thomas Janaway
6	4-2-21	4-2-1	4-1-11	29¹/4"	1763	Thomas Janaway
7	5-2-25	5-1-23	5-1-11	32"	1763	Thomas Janaway
8	8-0-3	7-2-6	7-0-18	36"	1763	Thomas Janaway

Bell	Weight (prior to retuning)	Weight (after retuning)	Diameter	Cast	Founder	Fate
2nd (of 6)	n/a			1763	Thomas Janaway	Recast 1827
4th (of 8)	4-1-17	4-0-9	27"	1827	Thomas Mears II	Recast 2003

1552	Record of 3 bells in the tower ("Item iij bells suted in the steple")
1763	The ring of 5 were recast into a ring of 6 plus a Sanctus Bell (which disappeared over 100 years ago).
1827	Thomas Mears recast the 2nd (of 6).
1938	Two trebles added and bells retuned and rehung in a new frame.
1999	Clappers refurbished.
2003	The 4th (of 8) was again recast as a few years earlier it was identified as being a particularly weak bell in the peal. All the bells were rehung.

(Photos by Brian Butcher and Alex Britton.)
	The old 4th prior to recasting at Whitechapel in 2003.


	The tenor coming off the lorry, standing on the floor of the church with its new headstock on and being hoisted up the tower.