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CHILHAM, St Mary the Virgin |
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DETAILS OF THE BELLS |
Bell Weight Diameter Cast Founder 1
5-0-19
28"
1883
John Taylor & Co.
2
6-0-18
29"
1883
John Taylor & Co.
3
6-3-5
31"
1883
John Taylor & Co.
4
7¼ cwt approx.
34"
1810
Thomas Mears II
5
8½ cwt approx.
35½"
1912
John Warner & Sons
6
10¼ cwt approx.
39½"
1760
Lester & Pack
7
13½ cwt approx.
43"
1760
Lester & Pack
8
17-2-0
47½"
1760
Lester & Pack
| 1. | J: TAYLOR & Co: FOUNDERS LOUGHBOROUGH 1883. |
| 2. | J: TAYLOR & Co: FOUNDERS LOUGHBOROUGH 1883. |
| 3. | J: TAYLOR & Co: FOUNDERS LOUGHBOROUGH 1883. |
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| RECAST, JOSEPH READ, EDWD DENNE CH WARDENS 1810 | |
| 5. | 126 |
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RECAST BY JOHN
WARNER & SONS, LONDON 1912. (border) + LESTER & PACK OF LONDON FECIT 1760. (leaf border) JOHN POTTER BELL HANGER. |
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| 6. | LESTER & PACK OF LONDON FECIT 1760 |
| 7. | STEPHEN SUTTON & EDWARD COZENS CH.. WARDENS 1760 LESTER & PACK OF LONDON FECIT 1760 |
| 8. | WADHAM KNATCHBULL VICAR ANTHONY LUKYN CURATE (border) 1760 (border) LESTER & PACK OF LONDON FECIT |
The inscription on the waist of the 4th is incised. The headstocks all bear the inscription:
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EARLIER RINGS |
| The back 3 are survivors of a ring of six as follows: |
Bell |
Weight |
Diameter |
Cast |
Founder |
1 |
1760 |
Lester & Pack |
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2 |
1760 |
Lester & Pack |
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3 |
1760 |
Lester & Pack |
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4 |
10¼ cwt approx. |
39½" |
1760 |
Lester & Pack |
5 |
13½ cwt approx. |
43" |
1760 |
Lester & Pack |
6 |
17-2-0 |
47½" |
1760 |
Lester & Pack |
| These themselves were cast from an earlier ring of six: |
Bell |
Cast |
Founder |
1 |
1709 |
Richard Phelps |
2 |
1594 |
Robert Mot |
3 |
1595 |
Robert Mot |
4 |
1616 |
Joseph Hatch |
5 |
1595 |
Robert Mot |
6 |
1599 |
Robert Mot |
| 1. | RICHARD PHELPS MADE ME 1709. |
| 2. | Robertus mot me fecit 1594 |
| 3. | Robertus mot me fecit 1595 |
| 4. | ioseph hatch made me 1616 |
| 5. | Robertus mot me fecit 1595 |
| 6. | Robertus mot me fecit 1595 Gabrielis |
| Source: Bryan Faussett, 1757. Arrangement on bells speculated.: |
HISTORY |
1552
Record of 5 bells in the tower.
1594
2nd recast by Robert Mot.
1595
3rd and 4th recast by Robert Mot.
1599
Tenor recast by Robert Mot.
1616
5th recast by Joseph Hatch.
1709
Treble recast or added by Richard Phelps (a ring of 6).
1759 Rev'd Bryan Faussett wrote:
The Inscriptions on ye Bells.
1. Richard PHELPS made Me. 1709. The Gift of ye Revd. Mr John Nichols, Mr Robert SPRAKELING,
and Others.
2. Robertus Mot Me fecit. 1594.
3. Robertus Mot fecit Me. 1595.
4. Joseph Hatch made Me. 1616.
5. Robertus Mot Me fecit. 1595. This Bell is now Crack’d.
6. Robertus Mot Me fecit. 1599. Gabrielis.1760
The 6 bells were recast into another ring of 6 by Lester & Pack.
1799 Hasted wrote:
The church, which is dedicated to St. Mary, is a handsome building, consisting of a body and two isles, all covered with lead, and a high chancel, with two chaples, one of which is dedicated to St. Anne, on the south side; there was a chantry on the north side, now pulled down, with a transept, all covered with tile. It has a tower steeple at the west end, on one corner of which is a beacon turret, which till of late was covered with a small spire. There are six bells and a clock in it. The steeple was built about the year 1534, as appears by a legacy towards the building of it. 1810
2nd recast. This was probably a second-hand bell.
1883
Treble recast; 2 trebles added by John Taylor.
1899
Repairs effected.
1912
5th recast, bells turned, canons removed and bells rehung by John Warner.
1930s
Bells rehung on ball bearings by Mears.
1996
Cracked tenor welded by Soundweld.
