GODMERSHAM, St Lawrence |
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DETAILS OF THE BELLS |
Bell Weight Diameter Cast Founder
1
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1998
Whitechapel
2
4-1-20
30"
1687
Christopher Hodson
3
5-2-12
32"
1687
Christopher Hodson
4
6-3-27
3411/16"
1687
Christopher Hodson
5
9-0-10
38½"
1687
Christopher Hodson
6
12-0-13
42"
1687
Christopher Hodson
INSCRIPTIONS |
| 1. | (tba) |
| 2. | ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ CHRISTOPHER ¢ HODSON ¢ MADE ¢ ME ¢ 1687 |
| 3. | ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ CHRISTOPHER ¢ HODSON ¢ MADE ¢ ME ¢ 1687 |
| 4. | ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ CHRISTOPHER ¢ HODSON ¢ MADE ¢ ME ¢ 1687 |
| 5. | ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ CHRISTOPHER ¢ HODSON ¢ MADE ¢ ME ¢ 1687 |
| 6. | ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ CHRISTOPHER ¢ HODSON ¢ MADE ¢ ME ¢ 1687 |
| ¢ ¢ THOMAS ¢ WANSTALL ¢ EDWARD ¢ BILTING ¢ C ¢ WARDENS | |
HISTORY |
1552
Record of 4 bells.
1572
A bell was recast by Robert Doddes at Lenham. 1687
Bells recast into a ring of 5 by Christopher Hodson.
1829
Tenor was given a new headstock with this date on it. 1987
Bells rehung and retuned in a new frame, following over a hundred years of silence, by Whitechapel.
1998
The bells were augmented to 6 with the addition of a new treble in memory of Charlie Bell, former tower captain.
PHOTOGRAPH |
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The treble bell of the old 5 (now the 2nd). |
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