Broomfield

BROOMFIELD, St Margaret

3 bells

Tenor 4 cwt approx. in C sharp

Grid Ref. TQ840525

Frame: 1880? Mears & Stainbank

Never subsequently retuned

Maidstone District

Ground Floor

DETAILS OF THE BELLS

Bell Weight Diameter Cast Founder

1

3½ cwt approx.

25⅜"

15th Cent.
Unknown

2

3½ cwt approx.

26⅜"

1663

William Hatch

3

4 cwt approx

27½"

1879

Mears & Stainbank

INSCRIPTIONS

1. [Blank]

2.
william hatch made me MB CW 1663

3.
MEARS & STAINBANK FOUNDERS LONDON 1879

EARLIER BELLS

Bell Weight Cast Founder

3 (of 3)

3-3-19

1579

A Wakefield

HISTORY

c.1450

Present treble cast.

1579

Former tenor cast, probably by A. Wakefield. It had no founder's name or stamp.

1663

Present 2nd cast.

1879

Tenor recast by Mears & Stainbank.

1880
Bells rehung in a new frame by Mears & Stainbank.

GALLERY

Kindly provided by Christopher J. Cooper, 2000.

Bell	Weight	Diameter	Cast	Founder
1	3½ cwt approx.	25⅜"	15th Cent.	Unknown
2	3½ cwt approx.	26⅜"	1663	William Hatch
3	4 cwt approx	27½"	1879	Mears & Stainbank

1.	[Blank]

2.	william hatch made me MB CW 1663

3.	MEARS & STAINBANK FOUNDERS LONDON 1879

c.1450	Present treble cast.
1579	Former tenor cast, probably by A. Wakefield. It had no founder's name or stamp.
1663	Present 2nd cast.
1879	Tenor recast by Mears & Stainbank.
1880	Bells rehung in a new frame by Mears & Stainbank.