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HADLOW, St Mary

8 bells
Tenor 12-3-0 in A flat
Grid Ref. TQ634497
Tonbridge District
Frame: 1994 Whitechapel
Retuning: Never subsequently retuned
Upstairs Ringing Room
PEALS

DETAILS OF THE BELLS

Bell Weight Diameter Cast Founder

1

4-3-4

26½"

1994

Whitechapel

2

5-0-0

273/8"

1994

Whitechapel

3

5-0-15

28½"

1696

James Bartlett

4

5-2-25

29¾"

1695

James Bartlett

5

6-2-10

32"

1695

James Bartlett

6

7-1-9

33¾

1695

James Bartlett

7

9-1-25

37¼"

1695

James Bartlett

8

12-3-0

41¾"

1695

James Bartlett

INSCRIPTIONS

1. PACK & CHAPMAN OF LONwpeE.jpg (747 bytes)ON FECIT 1775
GERALD LANE   VICAR

JOHN MACNAMARA
RAY NORBURY

} CHURCHWARDENS

 

RECAST

19

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94

WHITECHAPEL

2. PACK & CHAPMAN OF LONDON FECIT 1775

IN MEMORIAM
KENNETH ERNEST GARNER

RECAST

19

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94

WHITECHAPEL

3.
IAMES BARTLET ME FECIT 1696 bartlet_thomas.jpg (2950 bytes)
4.
IAMES BARTLET ME FECIT 1695 bartlet_thomas.jpg (2950 bytes)
5.
IAMES BARTLET ME FECIT 1695 bartlet_thomas.jpg (2950 bytes)
6.
IAMES BARTLET ME FECIT 1695 bartlet_thomas.jpg (2950 bytes)
7.
IAMES BARTLET ME FECIT 1695 bartlet_thomas.jpg (2950 bytes)
8. HENRY BARTON EDMOND NORMAN CH-WARDENS ANDREW REANY VICAR 1695
IAMES BARTLET ME FECIT
Interestingly, James Bartlet has used the stops of Thomas Bartlet on his bells. He often used this stop but incorporated his initials in it. In this case, the initials have been omitted but James' name appears on the bells in full.

FORMER BELLS (Recast 1994)

Bell

Weight

Diameter

Cast

Founder

1 (of 8)

4-1-0

26¼"

1775

Pack & Chapman

2 (of 8)

4-3-11

27"

1775

Pack & Chapman

1. PACK & CHAPMAN OF LONDON FECIT 1775
   
2. PACK & CHAPMAN OF LONDON FECIT 1775
   

HISTORY

1695

5 bells were cast by James Bartlett.

1696

Treble added by James Bartlett to make 6.

1775

2 trebles added by Pack & Chapman to make 8.

1905

Bells rehung by Mears & Stainbank.

1994

3rd welded by Soundweld, the 2 trebles were recast and all the bells were rehung by Whitechapel.