EAST MALLING, St James the Great |
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DETAILS OF THE BELLS |
Bell Weight Diameter Cast Founder
1
5-0-19
1831
Thomas Mears II
2
5-0-2
1695
James Bartlett
3
5-2-5
1695
James Bartlett
4
6-0-24
1695
James Bartlett
5
8-1-11
1695
James Bartlett
6
10-3-7
1695
James Bartlett
INSCRIPTIONS |
| 1. | T MEARS OF LONDON FECIT 1831 |
| 2. | THIS BELL WAS ADDED BY
BENEFACTORS I B ME FECIT 1695  |
| 3. | IAMES BARTLET ME FECIT 1695 |
| 4. | IAMES BARTLET ME FECIT 1695 |
| 5. | IAMES BARTLET ME FECIT 1695 |
| 6. | IOHN GROSSE VICAR 1695 ABRAHAM WALTER THOMAS HOBERT CH WARDENS |
| IAMES BARTLET ME
FECIT |
HISTORY |
1695
5 bells cast by James Bartlett.
1831
Treble added by Thomas Mears to make 6, and the old Sanctus bell which used to hang at the top of the tower was removed.
1966
Bells tuned and rehung in a new frame for 8 by Whitechapel.
