Rochester, St Margaret

ROCHESTER, St Margaret

	8 bells
	Tenor 9-2-8 in G flat
	Grid Ref. TQ740681
	Rochester District
	Frame: 2006 Whitechapel
	Retuning: 2005 Whitechapel
	Ground floor
	PEALS

DETAILS OF THE BELLS

Bell Weight
(after retuning 1896) Weight
(after retuning 2005) Diameter Cast Founder

1

4-0-1

3-2-21

25"

1896

John Taylor & Co.

2

4-0-3

4-0-24

26³/8"

1896

John Taylor & Co.

3

4-2-14

3-3-18

28"

1790

Thomas Mears I

4

4-3-8

4-1-21

29¹/2"

1884

John Warner & Sons

5

5-3-21

5-1-20

31⁵/8"

1790

Thomas Mears I

6

6-3-0

6-1-3

33¹/2"

1621

Joseph Hatch

7

8-2-3

8-0-11

36"

1624

Joseph Hatch

8

10-3-9

9-2-8

40"

1884

John Warner & Sons

INSCRIPTIONS

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HISTORY

1458-65 Tower built.

1552 Record of 5 bells.

1621 3rd (of 5) recast by Joseph Hatch.

1624 4th (of 5) recast by Joseph Hatch.

1761 Treble and tenor (of 5) recast by Lester & Pack.

1790 2nd (of 5) recast by Thomas Mears and treble added to make 6.

1823 Church demolished, except for the tower, and rebuilt.

1843-4 Bell rehung by John Stedman.

1884 2nd and tenor (of 6) recast by John Warner.

1896 2 trebles added by John Taylor to make 8.

1960 A new ringing floor was built for the bell chamber.

1962 Ringing resumed after a short silence owing to their awkwardness.

1974 Bells declared unsafe and all ringing stopped.

2005
3rd Sept
The bells and anticlockwise frame were removed from the tower by the KCACR. They were retuned at Whitechapel.

2006 The bells were rehung in a new clockwise frame in the tower. The ringing room was moved back to the ground floor.

Bell	Weight (after retuning 1896)	Weight (after retuning 2005)	Diameter	Cast	Founder
1	4-0-1	3-2-21	25"	1896	John Taylor & Co.
2	4-0-3	4-0-24	26³/8"	1896	John Taylor & Co.
3	4-2-14	3-3-18	28"	1790	Thomas Mears I
4	4-3-8	4-1-21	29¹/2"	1884	John Warner & Sons
5	5-3-21	5-1-20	31⁵/8"	1790	Thomas Mears I
6	6-3-0	6-1-3	33¹/2"	1621	Joseph Hatch
7	8-2-3	8-0-11	36"	1624	Joseph Hatch
8	10-3-9	9-2-8	40"	1884	John Warner & Sons

1458-65		Tower built.
1552		Record of 5 bells.
1621		3rd (of 5) recast by Joseph Hatch.
1624		4th (of 5) recast by Joseph Hatch.
1761		Treble and tenor (of 5) recast by Lester & Pack.
1790		2nd (of 5) recast by Thomas Mears and treble added to make 6.
1823		Church demolished, except for the tower, and rebuilt.
1843-4		Bell rehung by John Stedman.
1884		2nd and tenor (of 6) recast by John Warner.
1896		2 trebles added by John Taylor to make 8.
1960		A new ringing floor was built for the bell chamber.
1962		Ringing resumed after a short silence owing to their awkwardness.
1974		Bells declared unsafe and all ringing stopped.
2005	*3rd Sept*	The bells and anticlockwise frame were removed from the tower by the KCACR. They were retuned at Whitechapel.
2006		The bells were rehung in a new clockwise frame in the tower. The ringing room was moved back to the ground floor.