Smeeth

	1 bell (treble of a former ring of 3)
	Tenor: 6Ľ cwt approx.
	Grid Ref.
	Ashford District
	Simple wooden frame
	Tuned: Never subsequently retuned
	Swing chimed

DETAILS OF THE BELL

Bell	Weight	Diameter	Pitch	Cast	Founder
1	6Ľ cwt approx.	32"		1603	Joseph Hatch

ioseph hatch made me
1603

EARLIER BELLS

Bell

Weight

Diameter

Cast

Founder

2 (of 3)

7 cwt approx.

c.34"

?

Unknown

3 (of 3)

9 cwt approx.

c.37"

1620

Joseph Hatch

2.	[Blank]

3.	IOSEPHVS HATCH ME FECIT 1620

1552

Record of 3 bells in the large Norman tower.

1603

Treble recast by Joseph Hatch.

1620

Tenor recast by Joseph Hatch

1758

Rev'd Bryan Faussett wrote:
This Church consists of the Great, and North Chancells, the Body, & North Isle. In a low cap’t Tower at the West End of the Body, are 3 Bells (one of them fall’en).
1. Joseph Hatch made Me. 1603.
2. This has no Inscription.
3 Josephus Hatch me fecit. 1620.

1758-1887

The two larger bells were sold.

c.1799

Edward Hasted makes no mention of bells.

c.1850

During the 19th Century, the remaining bell was rehung for chiming.