Brookland

BROOKLAND, St Augustine

	6 bells
	Tenor 8-2-0 in A
	Grid Ref. TQ989258
	Ashford District
	Frame: 1973 Whitechapel
	Retuning: Whitechapel 1973
	Ground Floor in Detached Tower
	PEALS

DETAILS OF THE BELLS

Bell Weight Diameter Cast Founder

1

4-0-22

26¹/2"

1973

Whitechapel

2

4-3-10

28¹/2"

1973

Whitechapel

3

6-0-8

31"

1685

John Hodson

4

6-3-13

32¹/2"

1685

John Hodson

5

7-3-25

34⁷/16"

c. 1440

William Chamberlain

6

8-2-0

36⁹/16"

1685

John Hodson

INSCRIPTIONS

1.
	19	73
	WHITECHAPEL
2.
	19	73
	WHITECHAPEL

JOHN

HODSON

MADE

MEE

1685 Ą

EVE

CLARKE

CHVRCH

WARDENS

JOHN

HODSON

MADE

MEE

1685 Ą

EVE

CLARKE

CHVRCH

WARDENS

Sit Nomen Domini Benedictvm

JOHN

HODSON

MADE

MEE

1685 Ą

JOHN

EVE

WILLIAM

CLARKE

WARDENS

HISTORY

1440

Present 5th cast.

1552

Record of 4 bells in the tower.

1685

4 bells cast by John Hodson forming bells 1,2,4,5 of a five around the Jordan bell.

1973

New ring formulated out of the old using the 4th as the tenor and adding 2 trebles. Rehung clockwise (they were originally anticlockwise) and retuned by Whitechapel.

FORMER TENOR

Bell	Weight	Diameter	Cast	Founder
Tenor	12 cwt approx.	41"	1685	John Hodson

JOHN

HODSON

MADE

MEE

1685 Ą

JOHN

EVE

WILLIAM

CLARKE

WARDENS

INSIDE THE PYRAMIDAL CAMPANILE

1	4-0-22	26¹/2"	1973	Whitechapel
2	4-3-10	28¹/2"	1973	Whitechapel
3	6-0-8	31"	1685	John Hodson
4	6-3-13	32¹/2"	1685	John Hodson
5	7-3-25	34⁷/16"	c. 1440	William Chamberlain
6	8-2-0	36⁹/16"	1685	John Hodson

1440		Present 5th cast.
1552		Record of 4 bells in the tower.
1685		4 bells cast by John Hodson forming bells 1,2,4,5 of a five around the Jordan bell.
1973		New ring formulated out of the old using the 4th as the tenor and adding 2 trebles. Rehung clockwise (they were originally anticlockwise) and retuned by Whitechapel.