Cheriton

CHERITON, St Martin

Photo RCO 2005

	8 bells
	Tenor 7-1-5 in A
	Grid Ref. TR189365
	Ashford District
	Frame: 1903 Mears & Stainbank
	Upstairs Ringing Room
	PEALS
	Ż SOUND CLIP

DETAILS OF THE BELLS

Bell Weight Diameter Cast Founder

1

2-3-16

23"

1923

Mears & Stainbank

2

3-0-19

23¹/2"

1923

Mears & Stainbank

3

3-1-20

24⁵/8"

1881

Mears & Stainbank

4

4-0-8

26³/8"

1881

Mears & Stainbank

5

4-2-10

28³/8"

1881

Mears & Stainbank

6

4-3-25

29¹/2"

1881

Mears & Stainbank

7

5-3-23

31³/8"

1881

Mears & Stainbank

8

7-1-5

34³/8"

1881

Mears & Stainbank

Sanctus 13" approx. 1869 John Warner & Sons

INSCRIPTIONS

1. MEARS & STAINBANK, FOUNDERS, LONDON. 1923.

TO THE GLORY AND PRAISE OF GOD. THIS
BELL HAS BEEN PLACED IN ST MARTIN’S
BELFRY IN RECOGNITION OF ALL THOSE
WHO SERVED ENGLAND FROM THIS PARISH
IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918.

2. MEARS & STAINBANK, FOUNDERS, LONDON. 1923.

TO THE GLORY AND PRAISE OF GOD. THIS
BELL HAS BEEN PLACED IN ST MARTIN’S
BELFRY IN RECOGNITION OF ALL THOSE
WHO SERVED ENGLAND FROM THIS PARISH
IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918.

3.

PRAISE GOD IN HIS HOLINESS
MEARS & STAINBANK FOUNDERS LONDON 1881

4.

PRAISE GOD IN HIS HOLINESS
MEARS & STAINBANK FOUNDERS LONDON 1881

5.

PRAISE GOD IN HIS HOLINESS
MEARS & STAINBANK FOUNDERS LONDON 1881

6.

LET EVERYTHING THAT HATH BREATH PRAISE THE LORD
MEARS & STAINBANK FOUNDERS LONDON 1881

7.

YE SPIRITS & SOULS OF THE RITEOUS BLESS YE THE LORD
MEARS & STAINBANK FOUNDERS LONDON 1881

8.

DEATH IS SWALLOWED UP IN VICTORY
MEARS & STAINBANK FOUNDERS LONDON 1881

S.
JOHN WARNER & SONS 1869

PREVIOUS BELLS RECAST IN 1881

Bell

Weight

Diameter

Cast

Founder

1

3-3-0

27"

1634

Joseph Hatch

2

4-2-14

29˝"

1634

Joseph Hatch

3

6-0-26

31˝"

1607

Joseph Hatch

4

8-1-4

34ľ"

c.1420

Richard Hille

1. ioseph hatch made me WH 1634

2. ioseph hatch made me TP CW 1634

3. ioseph hatch made me 1607

4.

Sit Nomen Domini Benedictum

HISTORY

1400-1450

Bell cast by Richard Hille.

1552

Record of 3 bells in the tower.

1607

Joseph Hatch cast a bell a tone above the Hille bell.

1634

2 trebles cast by Joseph Hatch - now comprises a ring of 4.

1869

John Warner cast a bell for St Martin's School.

1881

Bells recast into a ring of 6 by Mears & Stainbank.

1903

Bells rehung with new fittings in a new frame.

1923

Ring augmented with 2 Mears & Stainbank trebles.

1933

Back 6 rehung by Mears & Stainbank.

1976

Tenor clapper renewed.

1990

The bell from the St Martin's Church of England Primary School was hung as clock bell in the tower.

1	2-3-16	23"	1923	Mears & Stainbank
2	3-0-19	23¹/2"	1923	Mears & Stainbank
3	3-1-20	24⁵/8"	1881	Mears & Stainbank
4	4-0-8	26³/8"	1881	Mears & Stainbank
5	4-2-10	28³/8"	1881	Mears & Stainbank
6	4-3-25	29¹/2"	1881	Mears & Stainbank
7	5-3-23	31³/8"	1881	Mears & Stainbank
8	7-1-5	34³/8"	1881	Mears & Stainbank
Sanctus		13" approx.	1869	John Warner & Sons

1.	MEARS & STAINBANK, FOUNDERS, LONDON. 1923.
	TO THE GLORY AND PRAISE OF GOD. THIS BELL HAS BEEN PLACED IN ST MARTIN’S BELFRY IN RECOGNITION OF ALL THOSE WHO SERVED ENGLAND FROM THIS PARISH IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918.
2.	MEARS & STAINBANK, FOUNDERS, LONDON. 1923.
	TO THE GLORY AND PRAISE OF GOD. THIS BELL HAS BEEN PLACED IN ST MARTIN’S BELFRY IN RECOGNITION OF ALL THOSE WHO SERVED ENGLAND FROM THIS PARISH IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918.
3.
	PRAISE GOD IN HIS HOLINESS MEARS & STAINBANK FOUNDERS LONDON 1881
4.
	PRAISE GOD IN HIS HOLINESS MEARS & STAINBANK FOUNDERS LONDON 1881
5.
	PRAISE GOD IN HIS HOLINESS MEARS & STAINBANK FOUNDERS LONDON 1881
6.
	LET EVERYTHING THAT HATH BREATH PRAISE THE LORD MEARS & STAINBANK FOUNDERS LONDON 1881
7.
	YE SPIRITS & SOULS OF THE RITEOUS BLESS YE THE LORD MEARS & STAINBANK FOUNDERS LONDON 1881
8.
	DEATH IS SWALLOWED UP IN VICTORY MEARS & STAINBANK FOUNDERS LONDON 1881
S.	JOHN WARNER & SONS 1869

Bell	Weight	Diameter	Cast	Founder
1	3-3-0	27"	1634	Joseph Hatch
2	4-2-14	29˝"	1634	Joseph Hatch
3	6-0-26	31˝"	1607	Joseph Hatch
4	8-1-4	34ľ"	c.1420	Richard Hille

1400-1450	Bell cast by Richard Hille.
1552	Record of 3 bells in the tower.
1607	Joseph Hatch cast a bell a tone above the Hille bell.
1634	2 trebles cast by Joseph Hatch - now comprises a ring of 4.
1869	John Warner cast a bell for St Martin's School.
1881	Bells recast into a ring of 6 by Mears & Stainbank.
1903	Bells rehung with new fittings in a new frame.
1923	Ring augmented with 2 Mears & Stainbank trebles.
1933	Back 6 rehung by Mears & Stainbank.
1976	Tenor clapper renewed.
1990	The bell from the St Martin's Church of England Primary School was hung as clock bell in the tower.