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8 bells and a service bell Tenor 15-2-4 in F Grid Ref. TQ744698 Rochester District Frame: 1920 Alfred Bowell Retuning: 2000 John Taylor & Co. Upstairs Ringing Room PEALS

Bell	Weight (measured 1920/1923)	Weight (after retuning in 2000)	Diameter	Cast	Founder
1	4-0-21*	4-0-8	26"	1920	Alfred Bowell
2	4-1-19	4-1-0	271/8"	1920	Alfred Bowell
3	5-0-22	4-3-18	29¼"	1920	Alfred Bowell
4	n/a	6-0-6		2000	John Taylor & Co.
5	6-1-14	6-0-7	327/8"	1920	Alfred Bowell
6	7-3-21	7-2-16	351/8"	1920	Alfred Bowell
7	10-3-0	10-1-22	387/8"	1923	Alfred Bowell
8	15-3-4	15-2-4	437/8"	1923	Alfred Bowell
Service Bell	5-1-26	5-2-0	311/8	1637	John Wilnar

1.
	ALFRED. BOWELL. FOUNDER. IPSWICH. 1920. ALTHOUGH I AM BUT LIGHT AND SMALL I WILL BE HEARD ABOVE THEM ALL
2.
	ALFRED. BOWELL. FOUNDER. IPSWICH. ARTHUR WHITEBREAD. CHURCHWARDEN GAVE ME. 1920
3.
	ALFRED. BOWELL. FOUNDER. IPSWICH. 1920. "CHRISTINE"
4.	CAROLE
	IN MEMORY OF BRENDA MARY PAIN 20 00
5.	JOHN · DARBIE · MADE · ME · 1656 · JOHN · YOUNG · C · W ·
	ALFRED BOWELL REMADE ME 1920 A. P. PASCOE. VICAR. R. COBB. A. E. WHITEBREAD. CHURCHWARDENS. RECAST IN NEW AND WONDEROUS DAYS LET ME BUT SPEAK I’LL SOUND GODS PRAISE
6.	+ SIT · NOMEN · DOMINI · BENEDICTUM +
	CAST ABOUT 1260. RECAST BY BOWELL 1920 LAUS. DEO. IN MEMORY OF FREDERICK WILLIAM ALLEN. E.C.A .        MAA.        ACA. BAA.         EAGA. GTHA.
7.	BY · ME · G · REVVE · BEL · FOUNDER · TB · 1584
	RECAST 1923 REV E. S. JOSE, VICAR, R. COBB, A. E. WHITEHEAD CHURCHWARDENS FROM PROCEEDS OF SALE OF N. W. PORTION OF THE GREEN BOWELL FOUNDER IPSWICH
8.	ROBERT · WATSON · GENT · J RAWLINSON · J PENNISTON · J W 1638
	RECAST 1865 REV J FORMBY. VICAR. TWICKENDEN. W. ELEY CHURCHWARDENS. J TAYLOR FOUNDER LOUGHBOROUGH RECAST 1923 REV E. S. JOSE, VICAR, R. COBB, A. E. WHITEHEAD CHURCHWARDENS FROM PROCEEDS OF SALE OF N. W. PORTION OF THE GREEN ALFRED BOWELL FOUNDER IPSWICH 1923
S.	IOHN CLARK AND EDWARD NORDEN GAVE ME 1637 I W

2.	IOH YOU   IHO DARBIE MADE ME 1656   W
3.	Sit Nomen Domini Benedictum
4.	BY ME G REWE BEL FOVDER T B 1584
5.	ROBERT à WATSON à GENT à I à RAWLINSON à I à PENNISTO  I  W 1638
S.	GERRITT SCHIMMEL ME FECIT DAVENTRIA 1670

1300's	Bells cast by William Burford (later 3rd of 5).
1584	Bell cast by Giles Reve (later 4th of 5).
1637	Present 4th cast.
1638	Tenor recast by John Wilnar.
1656	2nd (of 5) recast by John Darbie.
1670	Sanctus bell cast by a Dutch founder. It formerly hung on a bracket on the west inside wall.
1865	Tenor recast by John Taylor.
1920	2nd and 3rd (of 5) recast and 3 trebles added to make 8 by Alfred Bowell.
	1921 March: To rehanging the five bells in new steel frames and adding three new bells to make eight £450. To recasting the old second bell with additional metal £35. To inscriptions cast on the four bells 213 letters @ 4d. each £3-11-0. To eight mufflers £1-5-0. Total £489-16-0. Paid cq. on a/c 4 Jan 1921 £200. Cq. on a/c £100 10 Mar 1921. Cq on a/c £100 13 Apr 1921. Cq. £89-16-0. 17 Mar 1922.
1923	Back 2 recast by Alfred Bowell.
	1923 14 Nov. To recasting the 7th & tenor bells £115. less allowance £5. Weight of old bells 24-1-0. Weight of new bells 26-2-0. Extra metal added 2-1-0 @ £7 per cwt £15-15-0. less as agreed 1 Dec 1923 £7-17-6. Total £117-17-6. Paid. cq. 9 Dec 1923.
1980's	Dutch Sanctus Bell sold.
2000	The church was successful in bidding for a grant from the Millennium Commission to allow the bells to be rehung in the existing frame with new fittings. The bells were tuned and the 4th (which was of poor tone and heavily drilled) was rehung as a service bell. Its place in the ring was taken by a new bell. The work was carried out by John Taylor & Co.

	This is a photograph (cleaned up with the help of computer software) of the old five bells taken down in 1920 by Alfred Bowell. The 2nd and 3rd were recast in that year, the back two recast in 1923 and the remainding bell in 2000. These pictures should give a clue as to how the inscriptions were arranged (to be appended to the site shortly).
The 2nd about to be hoisted into the tower. Photo 1920.