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MARDEN, St Michael & All Angels

8 bells
Tenor 14-1-0 in F
Grid Ref. TQ744446
Tonbridge 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

650mm

1909

Alfred Bowell

2

4-2-0*

680mm

1909

Alfred Bowell

3

4-3-0

704mm

1909

Alfred Bowell

4

5-1-0

757mm

1909

Alfred Bowell

5

6-3-16

829mm

1909

Alfred Bowell

6

7-2-0**

880mm

1909

Alfred Bowell

7

10-0-1

978mm

1909

Alfred Bowell

8

14-1-0

1095mm

1909

Alfred Bowell

*Bowell notebook says 3-3-16.
** Bowell notebook says 7-3-0

INSCRIPTIONS

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.

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.

DETAILS OF THE OLD BELLS

(taken from Stahlschmidt "Church Bells of Kent", 1887)

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 PRAISE 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.
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