Nettlestead

NETTLESTEAD, St Mary the Virgin

	6 bells
	Tenor 5-0-22 in B flat
	Grid Ref. TQ685522
	Maidstone District
	Frame: c.1700 (for 3); enlarged 1885 (oak) and 2005 (steel)
	Retuning: 2005 Whitechapel
	Upstairs ringing room
	PEALS

DETAILS OF THE BELLS

Bell Weight
(as supplied) Weight
(after retuning 2005) Diameter Cast Founder

1

3-0-2

24"

2005

Whitechapel

2

3-1-12

2-3-15

24³/4"

1909

Mears & Stainbank

3

3-3-0

3-0-20

25⁵/8"

1885

Mears & Stainbank

4

3-3-24

3-2-10

27¹/4"

1909

Mears & Stainbank

5

4-1-0

3-3-22

28⁷/8"

1885

Mears & Stainbank

6

5-1-9

5-0-22

32"

1931

Mears & Stainbank

INSCRIPTIONS

1. (border)

TO THE GLORY OF GOD
GIVEN BY
DAVID AND MARGUERITE ALLEN
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
HER PARENTS
ERNEST AND JOYCE KEARL
OCTOBER 2005

20

05

WHITECHAPEL

2. MEARS & STAINBANK LONDON

TO THE GLORY OF GOD
THE GIFT OF
MANY PARISHIONERS AND FRIENDS
IN MEMORY OF
SARAH HANNAH COBB
1909
O LORD, OPEN THOU OUR LIPS

3. MEARS & STAINBANK FOUNDERS LONDON

TO THE GLORY OF GOD
THE GIFT OF FRIENDS
1885

4. MEARS & STAINBANK

TO THE GLORY OF GOD
THE GIFT OF
MANY PARISHIONERS AND FRIENDS
IN MEMORY OF
SARAH HANNAH COBB
1909
AND OUR MOUTHS SHALL SHOW FORTH THY PRAISE

5. MEARS & STAINBANK FOUNDERS LONDON 1885

TO THE GLORY OF GOD
THE GIFT OF MARY ALLEN

6. THOMAS MEARS FOUNDER LONDON 1838

RECAST
1931

FORMER BELLS

Bell

Weight

Diameter

Cast

Founder

Fate

1 (of 4)
4-0-11 27�"
1700

Philip Wightman

Recast 1909

3 (of 4)
4-2-14 28�"
1700

Philip Wightman

Recast 1885

4 (of 4)
5-2-21 33"
1838

Thomas Mears II

Recast 1931

1. P W 1700

3. THOMAS MEARS FOUNDER LONDON 1838

The inscription on the former 2nd was never noted by Stahlschmidt.

HISTORY

1700 Former treble and 2nd (of 3) cast by Philip Wightman.

1838 Former tenor cast/recast by Thomas Mears II.

1885 2nd (of 3) recast and treble added, to make 4 by Mears & Stainbank, space left in frame extension for further treble

1909 2nd (of 4) recast and further treble added to make 5 by Mears & Stainbank.

1931 Tenor recast by Mears & Stainbank.

2005 Bells retuned and rehung with new fittings in the old frame which was extended. An extra treble was added to make six. The work was done by Whitechapel.

Bell	Weight (as supplied)	Weight (after retuning 2005)	Diameter	Cast	Founder
1		3-0-2	24"	2005	Whitechapel
2	3-1-12	2-3-15	24³/4"	1909	Mears & Stainbank
3	3-3-0	3-0-20	25⁵/8"	1885	Mears & Stainbank
4	3-3-24	3-2-10	27¹/4"	1909	Mears & Stainbank
5	4-1-0	3-3-22	28⁷/8"	1885	Mears & Stainbank
6	5-1-9	5-0-22	32"	1931	Mears & Stainbank

Bell	Weight	Diameter	Cast	Founder	Fate
1 (of 4)	4-0-11	27�"	1700	Philip Wightman	Recast 1909
3 (of 4)	4-2-14	28�"	1700	Philip Wightman	Recast 1885
4 (of 4)	5-2-21	33"	1838	Thomas Mears II	Recast 1931

1700	Former treble and 2nd (of 3) cast by Philip Wightman.
1838	Former tenor cast/recast by Thomas Mears II.
1885	2nd (of 3) recast and treble added, to make 4 by Mears & Stainbank, space left in frame extension for further treble
1909	2nd (of 4) recast and further treble added to make 5 by Mears & Stainbank.
1931	Tenor recast by Mears & Stainbank.
2005	Bells retuned and rehung with new fittings in the old frame which was extended. An extra treble was added to make six. The work was done by Whitechapel.