Langley

LANGLEY, St Mary

2 bells (front 2 of former 3) plus 8 tubular bells

	Tenor: 6˝ cwt approx. in C
	Grid Ref.
	Maidstone District
	Timber frame: 1874
	Never subsequently retuned.
	Ground floor (for ringing bells); 1st floor (for tubes)

DETAILS OF THE BELLS

Bell	Weight	Diameter	Pitch	Cast	Founder
1	4˝ cwt approx.	30˝"	C sharp	1599	Thomas Hatch
2	6˝ cwt approx.	32˝"	B	1874	John Warner & Sons

1.

THOMAS HATCH MADE ME (stop with head) 1599

2. CAST BY JOHN WARNER & SONS Ÿ LONDON 1874 Ÿ

Bell

Weight

Diameter

Pitch

Cast

Founder

2 (of 3)

6ľ cwt approx.

c.33"

?B

1621

Joseph Hatch

3 (of 3)
8Ľ cwt approx. c.36" ?A c.1400 Robert Burford

2. [Inscription never recorded]

3. + Sit Nomen Domini Benedictum +

c.1400	Former tenor cast by Robert Burford.
1599	Present smaller bell cast by Thomas Hatch. This is his only surviving bell.
1621	Previous 2nd cast by Joseph Hatch.
c.1865	The tenor was sold.
1874	The frame was reconstructed and the former middle bell was recast by John Warner.
1887	Stahlschmidt notes that there were 2 bells in the tower, but that there were formerly 3.
1911	6 tubular bells were given in memory of William S Forster.
1925	2 treble tubular bells were added in memory of John Reginald Collinson.
1973	The 2 bells were recorded by Nick Davies and Alan Berry as being in a shocking state and the 3rd tube was cracked.

2.	[Inscription never recorded]

3.	+ Sit Nomen Domini Benedictum +