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DETLING, St Martin

 

1 bell, 3½ cwt approx.
Grid Ref. TQ792580
Maidstone District
Frame: Old timber frame for 3 bells.
Hung for swing chiming with lever

DETAILS OF THE BELLS

Bell Weight Diameter Cast Founder

1

3½ cwt approx.

27"

1603

Joseph Hatch

INSCRIPTIONS

1. ioeph hatch made me 1603
 

HISTORY

1603 Bell cast by Joseph Hatch.
c.1862 2 of the 3 bells were removed (according to Stahlschmidt) to raise funds to repair the church.
1974 Bell rehung for swing chiming with a lever by Whitechapel.

GALLERY

Photos Frank Lewis 2007

    Photo enhanced to show the bell.

One of the empty pits.

   
   
 

The view up the inside of the spire.