FOLKESTONE, Ss Mary & Eanswythe |
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DETAILS OF THE BELLS |
Bell |
Weight |
Diameter |
Cast |
Founder |
1 |
6-0-15 |
29 3/4" |
1879 |
John Taylor & Co. |
2 |
6-0-23 |
30 3/4" |
1879 |
John Taylor & Co. |
3 |
7-1-21 |
32 1/4" |
1879 |
John Taylor & Co. |
4 |
9-1-5 |
35 1/2" |
1879 |
John Taylor & Co. |
5 |
11-1-2 |
38 3/4" |
1879 |
John Taylor & Co. |
6 |
13-1-9 |
40 3/4" |
1879 |
John Taylor & Co. |
7 |
17-1-3 |
45 3/4" |
1879 |
John Taylor & Co. |
8 |
25-1-5 |
51 1/4" |
1879 |
John Taylor & Co. |
INSCRIPTIONS |
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FORMER BELLS |
Bell |
Weight |
Diameter |
Cast |
Founder |
1 |
1778 |
Pack & Chapman |
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2 |
1778 |
Pack & Chapman | ||
3 |
1778 |
Pack & Chapman | ||
recast 1813 |
Thomas Mears II |
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4 |
1778 | Pack & Chapman | ||
5 |
1778 | Pack & Chapman | ||
6 |
1778 |
Pack & Chapman | ||
recast 1813 |
Thomas Mears II |
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7 |
1778 | Pack & Chapman | ||
8 |
1778 | Pack & Chapman | ||
| 1. | ALTHOUGH I AM BOTH LIGHT AND SMALL I WILL
BE HEARD ABOVE YOU ALL (same line) PACK & CHAPMAN OF LONDON FECIT 1778 |
| 2. | I MEAN TO MAKE IT UNDERSTOOD THAT THOUGH
I AM LITTLE YET I AM GOOD (same line) PACK & CHAPMAN OF LONDON FECIT 1778 |
| 3. | THOMAS BAKER ESQR
MAYOR JOHN MAYCOCK CH.WARNDEN JACOB
STREDWICK SIDESMAN (same line) T MEARS OF LONDON FECIT 1813 |
| 4. | WHILE THUS WE JOIN IN CHEERFUL SOUND MAY
LOVE AND LOYALTY ABOUND (same line) PACK & CHAPMAN OF LONDON FECIT 1778 |
| 5. | OUR VOICES SHALL WITH JOYFUL SOUND MAKE
HILLS AND VALLEYS ECHO ROUND (same line) PACK & CHAPMAN OF LONDON FECIT |
| 6. | THOMAS BAKER ESQR
MAYOR JOHN MAYCOCK CH.WARNDEN JACOB
STREDWICK SIDESMAN (same line) T MEARS OF LONDON FECIT 1813 |
| 7. | IN WEDLOCK BANDS ALL YE WHO JOIN WITH
HANDS YOUR HEARTS UNITE SO SHALL OUR TUNEFULL TONGUES COMBINE TO LAUD THE NUPTIAL RITE PACK & CHAPMAN OF LONDON FECIT 1778 |
| 8. | JOHN BINFIELD AND THOMAS CASTLE CHURCHWARDENS 1778 PACK & CHAPMAN OF LONDON FECIT |
Prior to these bells, Mr Fausett noted a ring of 6 bells:
Bell |
Weight |
Diameter |
Cast |
Founder |
1 |
1759 |
Lester & Pack |
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2 |
1737 |
Richard Phelps |
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3 |
1759 |
Lester & Pack |
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4 |
1737 |
Richard Phelps |
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5 |
1707 |
Richard Phelps |
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6 |
1724 |
"JW" |
| 1. | WILLIAM DIXON AND WILLIAM SPAIN CH: WARDENS LESTER & PACK OF LONDON 1759 |
| 2. | R. PHELPS FECIT ME. MR LYTCOTT AND MR THO BAGLEY C W 1737 |
| 3. | WILLIAM DIXON AND WILLIAM SPAIN CH: WARDENS LESTER & PACK OF LONDON 1759 |
| 4. | R. PHELPS FECIT ME. MR LYTCOTT AND MR THO BAGLEY C W 1737 |
| 5. | RICHARD PHELPS MADE ME 1707 THO: HOLMES JOHN FEARNE C W |
| 6. | EDWARD HAMMOND AND JOHN CASTLE C W 1724 J.W. |
HISTORY |
1707
5th (of 6) cast by Richard Phelps.
1724
Tenor recast by John Waylett.
1737
2nd and 4th (of 6) recast by Richard Phelps.
1759
Treble and 3rd (of 6) recast by Lester & Pack.
1778
Bells recast into a new octave by Pack & Chapman.
1813
3rd and 6th recast by Thomas Mears.
1879
All 8 bells recast (as 4 of them were cracked) by John Taylor and hung in a new frame.
1905
Tenor rehung by John Taylor.
1935
Bells rehung.
1974
Bells rehung by Whitechapel.
1975
18th Jan.
Bells rededicated.
