SHELDWICH, St James |
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DETAILS OF THE BELLS |
Bell Weight Diameter Cast Founder
1
2-2-6
1998
Whitechapel
2
2-2-24
1998
Whitechapel
3
2-3-23
1998
Whitechapel
4
3-0-23
1998
Whitechapel
5
3-0-17
1998
Whitechapel
6
4-1-19
1998
Whitechapel
7
5-2-19
1998
Whitechapel
8
7-0-26
1998
Whitechapel
INSCRIPTIONS |
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| MAKE A
JOYFUL NOISE TO GOD PS 66/1 |
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| A GENTLE
ANSWER TURNS AWAY WRATH BUT A HARSH WORD STIRS UP ANGER PROV. 15/1 |
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| I
WAITED PATIENTLY FOR THE LORD HE TURNED TO ME AND HEARD MY CRY PS 40/1 |
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| MY HEART IS
STEADFAST O GOD, I WILL SING AND MAKE MUSIC, WITH ALL MY SOUL PS 108/1 |
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| LEWIS ARTHUR, 3RD EARL SONDES |
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| SING AND MAKE
MELODY TO THE LORD EPH. 5/19 |
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CHARLES
KNIGHT |
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CHURCHWARDENS |
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| FOR AS BY MAN
CAME DEATH, SO BY MAN CAME ALSO THE RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD. 1 COR. 15/21 |
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DETAILS OF THE ORIGINAL RING OF SIX BELLS |
Bell |
Cast Weight |
Diameter |
Cast |
Founder |
1 |
5-1-5 |
29¼" | 1801 |
Thomas Mears |
2 |
5-3-18 |
30½" | 1801 | Thomas Mears |
3 |
6-3-18 |
32¾" | 1801 | Thomas Mears (Maiden bell) |
4 |
7-2-8 |
34" | 1801 | Thomas Mears (Maiden bell) |
5 |
8-3-11 |
37½" | 1801 | Thomas Mears |
6 |
12-3-15 |
42" | 1801 | Thomas Mears (Maiden bell) |
Information as supplied in 1801.
The treble and 2nd were later recast. After the restoration of 1998, they were rehomed.
Bell |
Weight |
Diameter |
Cast |
Founder |
1 |
5-1-5 |
28½" | 1865 |
John Warner & Sons |
2 |
5-3-18 |
297/8" | 1867 |
John Warner & Sons |
Bell |
New Home |
1 |
Alderton, Wiltshire (as treble of 6) |
2 |
Gringley on the Hill, Notts (as 2nd of 6) |
INSCRIPTIONS ON THE SIX BELLS PRIOR TO 1998 |
| 1. | CAST BY JOHN WARNER & SONS LONDON 1865 |
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| 2. | CAST BY JOHN WARNER & SONS LONDON 1867 |
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| 3. | THOMAS MEARS OF LONDON FECIT 1801 |
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| 4. | THOMAS MEARS OF LONDON FECIT 1801 |
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| 5. | THOMAS MEARS OF LONDON FECIT 1801 |
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| 6. | JOHN COBB JUNR JOSEPH HUMPHREY CHURCHWARDENS THOMAS MEARS OF LONDON FECIT 1801 |
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MAY ALL WHOM I SHALL SUMMON TO THE GRAVE THE BLESSING OF A WELL SPENT LIFE RECEIVE |
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HISTORY |
1801 |
Ring of 6 cast by Thomas Mears and hung in a new frame. |
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1865 |
Treble (of 6) recast by John Warner. |
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1867 |
2nd (of 6) recast by John Warner. |
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1906 |
A failure in the tower (possibly during a wedding) rendered the bells unringable. (Local tradition says that the bells were rung while the Ellacombe chimes were still on.) |
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1984 |
Whitechapel reported that the 3rd, 4th and tenor were broken, and of the remaining 3, only one was "of fair tonal quality". |
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1997 |
6th Dec. |
Church is advised that a grant from the Millenium Commission has been approved. |
1997 |
29-30th Dec. |
Bells removed from the tower. |
1998 |
24th Jan. |
Old bell frame removed from the tower. |
1998 |
16th Feb. |
Old bell frame sent to Adisham church for £2,500. |
1998 |
31st Mar. |
New ring of 8 cast at Whitechapel. |
1998 |
27th Apr. |
Hanging of the new bells in a new frame begins. |
1998 |
11th Jul. |
Bells are dedicated by R't Rev'd David Say, former Bishop of Rochester and Assistant Bishop in the Canterbury Diocese. |
