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MEREWORTH, St Lawrence

6 bells
Tenor 9-1-7 in G
Grid Ref. TQ660537
Maidstone District
Retuning: Taylors, Eayre & Smith 2009
Upstairs Ringing Room
PEALS

DETAILS OF THE BELLS
Bell Weight
(after retuning)		 Weight
(as received 2008)		 Weight
(as supplied)		 Diameter Cast Founder

1

4-2-3

 4-2-14  

27½"

1746

Joseph Eayre

2

4-2-24

 4-3-12   29"

1746

Joseph Eayre

3

5-3-26

 6-0-26   31"

1746

Joseph Eayre

4

6-1-14

 6-2-4   32½"

1746

Joseph Eayre

5

6-3-21

7-0-22

7-0-24

33½"

1958

John Taylor & Co.

6

9-1-7

 9-3-22   37.72"

1746

Joseph Eayre
1. GRATA SIT ARGUTA RESONANS CAMPANULA VOCE ¢ I : EAYRE FECIT 1746
 
2. GRATA SIT ARGUTA RESONANS CAMPANULA VOCE ¢ I : EAYRE ST NEOTS 1746
 
3. +                                                                                                                                         
IHS NAZARENUS REX IUDEORUM FILI DEI MISERERE MEI J : EAYRE FECIT 1746
 
4. OMNIA FIANT AD GLORIAM DEI J : EAYRE ST NEOTS FECIT ANNO DOM : 1746
 
5. CÆLORUM CHRISTE PLACIT TIBI REX SONUS ISTE : UTILE DULCI ¢ ¢ ¢ ANNO DOM : 1746 ¢ ¢
RECAST 1958
BY
JOHN TAYLOR & Co.
LOUGHBOROUGH
6. DISCE MORI NOSTRO VIVERE DISCE SONO EARL OF WESTMORELAND ANNO DOM : 1746
 

The bells are tuned to an Equal Temperament scale.
Frequencies of main partials (Hertz) before the Bells were retuned in 2009
Red = flat of true harmonic tuning; blue = sharp; green = optimum
 Provided by Andrew Higson, John Taylor Bellfounders, 2009

Bell

Hum

Prime

Tierce

Quint

Nominal

6

263

414

522

741

834

5

232

462

552

701

924

4

285

458

615

867

1026

3

310

488

667

898

1107

2

318

574

745

920

1249

1

352

583

807

1012

1354
     
Frequencies in terms of note   Frequencies in terms of relative intervals
from the tenor nominal (cents)
Bell Hum Prime Tierce Quint Nominal   Hum Prime Tierce Quint Nominal
6 C(1)+6 Ab(1)-5 C(2)-6 F#(2)+2 Ab(2)+7   -2001 -1212 -813 -205 0
5 Bb(0)-8 Bb(1)-17 C#(2)-9 F(2)+6 Bb(2)-16   -2393 -1202 -893 -478 177
4 C#(1)+45 Bb(1)-31 Eb(2)-20 A(2)-26 C(3)-35   -2220 -1395 -885 -291 358
3 Eb(1)-6 B(1)-21 E(2)+20 A(2)+35 C#(3)-3   -2204 -1418 -877 -362 490
2 Eb(1)+35 D(2)-40 F#(2)+12 Bb(2)-23 Eb(3)+6   -2371 -1346 -895 -529 699
1 F(1)+14 D(2)-13 Ab(2)-50 B(2)+42 E(3)+46   -2332 -1459 -896 -504 839

Variations from established scales

Bell

 Cents from mean 

 

 Cents from tenor

 

Equal Temp.

 

Just Tuned

 

Equal Temp.

 

Just Tuned

 6

8

 

9

 

0

 

0

 5

-9

 

-14

 

-23

 

-27

 4

-22

 

-12

 

-42

 

-28

 3

16

 

13

 

-10

 

-8

 2

31

 

21

 

-1

 

-3

 1

-24

 

-17

 

-61

 

-45

EARLIER BELL
Bell Weight Diameter Cast Founder Fate

5

6-0-18

34⅛"

1746

Joseph Eayre

Recast 1958
5. CÆLORUM CHRISTE PLACIT TIBI REX SONUS ISTE : UTILE DULCI ¢ ¢ ¢ ANNO DOM : 1746 ¢ ¢
 

HISTORY

1744-6

Church and tower built by an unknown architect.

1746

Ring of 6 cast by Joseph Eayre.

1885

Fittings repaired by Mears & Stainbank.

1907

Fittings repaired by Gillett & Johnston.

1957

5th cracked due to its cast-in crown staple.

1958

5th recast by John Taylor.

2009

 Bells retuned by Taylors Eayre & Smith and rehung by Whites of Appleton in the existing, but strengthened frame.