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MARDEN, St Michael & All Angels

8 bells
Tenor 14-1-0 in F
Grid Ref. TQ744446
Maidstone District
Frame: 1909 Alfred Bowell
Retuning: Never subsequently retuned
Upstairs Ringing Room
PEALS

DETAILS OF THE BELLS

Bell Weight Diameter Cast Founder

1

3-2-16

25½"

1909

Alfred Bowell

2

4-2-0*

26¾"

1909

Alfred Bowell

3

4-3-0

27¾"

1909

Alfred Bowell

4

5-1-0

29¾"

1909

Alfred Bowell

5

6-3-16

32⅝"

1909

Alfred Bowell

6

7-2-0**

34⅝"

1909

Alfred Bowell

7

10-0-1

38⅞"

1909

Alfred Bowell

8

14-1-0

43⅛"

1909

Alfred Bowell

*Bowell notebook says 3-3-16.
** Bowell notebook says 7-3-0
1. ALFRED BOWELL FOUNDER IPSWICH 1909.
 
2. ALFRED BOWELL FOUNDER IPSWICH 1909.
 
3. ALFRED BOWELL FOUNDER IPSWICH 1909.
 
4. ALFRED BOWELL FOUNDER IPSWICH 1909.
 
5. ALFRED BOWELL FOUNDER IPSWICH 1909.
 
6. ALFRED BOWELL FOUNDER IPSWICH 1909.
 
7. ALFRED BOWELL FOUNDER IPSWICH 1909.
 
8. ALFRED BOWELL FOUNDER IPSWICH.
THIS PEAL OF EIGHT WAS CAST FROM
THE SIX ANCIENT BELLS IN A.D. 1909.

R. E. JOHNSTON, M.A. VICAR.
J. HARVEY & MAJOR A. L. PILLEAU CH-WDNS.
F. SHARP,. CAPTAIN OF RINGERS.

Note that the U of Pilleau (on the tenor) looks as if it has been removed,
and looks indented into the bell as opposed to being proud from it.

The bells are not tuned to a particular scale.  The primes are all rather flat, while the hum notes are all sharp.

EARLIER BELLS

Earlier ring of six which was recast by Alfred Bowell in 1909.
The details are from J C L Stahlschmidt (layout assumed):

Bell

Weight

Diameter

Note

Cast

Founder

1

32"

C sharp

1745

Thomas Lester

2

33½"

B

1775

Pack & Chapman

3

35½"

A

1758

Lester & Pack

4

38"

G sharp

1777

Pack & Chapman

5

41"

F sharp

1745

Thomas Lester

6

19-3-14

46"

E

1693

John Hodson

1. AT PROPER TIMES MY VOICE I WILL RAISE & SOUND TO MY SUBSCRIERS PRASE THOS LESTAR MADE ME 1745
 
2. MR JOHN BURR CHURCH WARDEN 1775 PACK & CHAPMAN OF LONDON FECIT
 
3. LESTER & PACK OF LONDON FECIT 1758
 
4. PACK & CHAPMAN OF LONDON FECIT 1777
 
5. THOS LESTER OF LONDON CAST ME
GEO OSBORNE & IAMES PACKHAM CH WARDENS 1745
6.
EDWARD O BESBEECH IOHN HODSON MADE ME 1693
 
O O O O O O O EDWARD GARVISS CHVRCH WARDENS
 
 

HISTORY

1693

Tenor (of 6) cast by John Hodson.

1745

Treble and 5th (of 6) cast by Thomas Lester.

1758

3rd (of 6) cast by Lester & Pack.

1775

2nd (of 6) cast by Pack & Chapman.

1777

4th (of 6) cast by Pack & Chapman.

1909

Bells recast into a ring of 8 by Alfred Bowell.