Cobham

COBHAM, St Mary Magdalene

	6 bells
	Tenor 13-3-13 in F
	Grid Ref. TQ670684
	Rochester District
	Frame: 1994 Whitechapel
	Retuning: 1994 Whitechapel
	Upstairs ringing room.
	PEALS

DETAILS OF THE BELLS

Bell Weight Diameter Cast Founder

1

4-0-26

28"

1907

Gillett & Johnston

2

5-1-13

31½"

1632

Joseph Hatch

3

7-1-1

34⅜"

1994

Whitechapel

4

8-3-9

37"

1623

Joseph Hatch

5

10-2-19

40½"

1632

Joseph Hatch

6

13-3-13

44"

1632

Joseph Hatch

The treble was supplied at 4-1-7.

INSCRIPTIONS

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FORMER BELLS

Bell

Weight

Diameter

Cast

Founder

Fate

3 (of 6)

33"

1790

Thomas Mears I

Recast 1994

1. THO^S MEARS LATE LESTER PACK & CHAPMAN OF LONDON FECIT MESS^RS. HUGGINS & WELLS CH. WARDENS 1790

HISTORY

1623 Bells cast (or recast) by Joseph Hatch (certainly the present 4th)

1632 3 or more bells cast or recast by Joseph Hatch to complete the ring of 5.

1689 The 5 bells were rehung.

1692 May The bells were rung to mark victory over the French fleet.

1790 2nd (of 5) recast by Thomas Mears I.

1886 A report was produced on the state of the bells together with the cost of their repair and that of the belfry.

1907 Bells augmented to 6 with a treble from Gillett & Johnston (tuned in August).

1976 Dry summer made the bells unringable. K.C.A. worked on them to make them ringable again.

1994 3rd recast. Bells retuned and rehung in a new frame.

Bell	Weight	Diameter	Cast	Founder
1	4-0-26	28"	1907	Gillett & Johnston
2	5-1-13	31½"	1632	Joseph Hatch
3	7-1-1	34⅜"	1994	Whitechapel
4	8-3-9	37"	1623	Joseph Hatch
5	10-2-19	40½"	1632	Joseph Hatch
6	13-3-13	44"	1632	Joseph Hatch
The treble was supplied at 4-1-7.

1.	THO^S MEARS LATE LESTER PACK & CHAPMAN OF LONDON FECIT MESS^RS. HUGGINS & WELLS CH. WARDENS 1790

1623		Bells cast (or recast) by Joseph Hatch (certainly the present 4th)
1632		3 or more bells cast or recast by Joseph Hatch to complete the ring of 5.
1689		The 5 bells were rehung.
1692	May	The bells were rung to mark victory over the French fleet.
1790		2nd (of 5) recast by Thomas Mears I.
1886		A report was produced on the state of the bells together with the cost of their repair and that of the belfry.
1907		Bells augmented to 6 with a treble from Gillett & Johnston (tuned in August).
1976		Dry summer made the bells unringable. K.C.A. worked on them to make them ringable again.
1994		3rd recast. Bells retuned and rehung in a new frame.