RAINHAM, St Margaret |
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DETAILS OF THE BELLS |
Bell Weight Diameter Cast Founder
1
4-3-17
28"
1913
John Taylor & Co.
2
5-1-0
29"
1913
John Taylor & Co.
3
6-0-15
325/8"
1685
Christopher Hodson
4
6-1-18
337/8"
1601
Robert Mot
5
8-0-14
36"
1601
Robert Mot
6
11-3-0
403/8"
1618
Joseph Hatch
7
16-0-6
457/16"
1773
Pack & Chapman
8
18-0-20
49"
1582
Robert Mot
INSCRIPTIONS |
| 1. | (leaves) 20 JULY 1913 (leaves) | |||||||||||
| {King's
Head} {King's Head} a THIS BELL WAS GIVEN |
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| 2. | (leaves) 20 JULY 1913 (leaves) | |||||||||||
| {King's
Head} {King's Head} a THIS BELL WAS GIVEN |
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| 3. | ¡ CHRISTOPHER ¡ HODSON ¡ MADE ¡ ME ¡ 1685 ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ | |||||||||||
| ¡ IOHN ¡ TAYLAR ¡ THOMAS ¡ OSBONE ¡ DONARS ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ | ||||||||||||
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| 7. | WM TUCK & LUKE MILES CHURCH WARDENS PACK & CHAPMAN OF LONDON FECIT 1773 | |||||||||||
| 8. | IOHN ¡ NORDEN ¡ ESQVIER ¡ | |||||||||||
| C C Robert C mot |
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| Note that Stahlschmidt never noted the inscription on the crown of the tenor. |
HISTORY |
1517-19 Tenor rehung.
1565-6 Bells rehung.
1582
Present tenor cast.
1601
Present 4th and 5th cast.
1618
Present 6th cast.
1685
Treble (of 6) recast or added by Christopher Hodson.
1773
5th (of 6) recast by Pack & Chapman.
1913
Bells rehung in a new frame and 2 trebles added to make 8 by John Taylor. 1913
20th July
Bells dedicated.
1982
Bells rehung on ball bearings and clappers rebushed by John Taylor.
PHOTOGRAPH |

The tenor outside the church in 1913.