GREAT CHART, St Mary |
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DETAILS OF THE BELLS |
Bell Weight
(prior to retuning)*Weight
(current weights)Diameter Cast Founder 1
4-1-4
263/4"
1987
Whitechapel
2
4-3-13
273/4"
1987
Whitechapel
3
5-3-26
5-2-1
301/4"
1876
John Taylor & Co.
4
6-1-26
5-3-7
321/4"
1876
John Taylor & Co.
5
8-1-21
8-0-4
351/8"
1876
John Taylor & Co.
6
8-2-7
8-0-18
353/4"
1876
John Taylor & Co.
7
11-3-11
10-3-9
40"
1761
Lester & Pack (maiden)
8
13-0-16
431/8"
1805
Thomas Mears I
*These weights are taken from John Taylor's casting book 1876. The tenor did not go to Taylor's in 1876. There are doubtlessly some weights measured by Mears & Stainbank in 1959 recorded somewhere.
INSCRIPTIONS |
To be added.
PREVIOUS BELLS |
Bell |
Weight |
Diameter |
Cast |
Founder |
Fate |
1 (of 5) |
7-1-1 |
321/8" |
1761 |
Lester & Pack |
Recast 1876 |
2 (of 5) |
7-3-3 |
341/2" |
1761 |
Lester & Pack |
Recast 1876 |
3 (of 5) |
8-3-16 |
361/2" |
1761 |
Lester & Pack (maiden) |
Recast 1876 |
Tenor (of 5) |
13-3-25 |
43" |
1761 |
Lester & Pack |
Recast 1805 |
In 1758, the five bells were inscribed as follows, according to Mr Bryan Faussett: |
| 1. | Nicholaus Toke S G H I W 1636 | ||
| 2. | Joseph Hatch made me 1610 | ||
| 3. | Joseph Hatch made me W M C W 1614 | ||
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| 5. | Joseph Hatch made me 1606 | ||
HISTORY |
1418- 1440
A bell was cast by Richard Hille.
1552
Record of 4 bells.
1606
Tenor (of 5) cast by Joseph Hatch.
1610
2nd (of 5) cast by Joseph Hatch.
1614
3rd (of 5) cast by Joseph Hatch.
1636
Treble (of 5) cast.
1761
Bells recast by Lester & Pack.
1805
Tenor recast by Thomas Mears.
1876
Front 4 recast and treble added by John Taylor.
1959
Bells retuned and rehung in a new frame for 8 by Mears & Stainbank.
1987
2 trebles added and hung by Whitechapel.
2000
A new upstairs ringing gallery was constructed.
