St Mary in the Marsh

ST MARY IN THE MARSH, St Mary

	3 bells
	Tenor: 10-1-10 in G
	Grid Ref.
	Ashford District
	Frame: 1956 Whitechapel (transverse beams)
	Retuning: 1956 Whitechapel

DETAILS OF THE BELLS

Bell Weight Diameter Pitch Cast Founder

1
5¹/2 cwt approx. 30"
B

15th Cent

John Danyell

2
7¹/2 cwt approx. 36¹/4"
A

1371-92

William Burford

3
10-1-10 40"
G

1956

Mears & Stainbank

INSCRIPTION

Sancte Ora Pro Nobis

SIT

NOMEN

DOMINI

BENEDICTUM

In Multis Annis Refonet Campana Iohannis

RESURGO MCMLVI NON NOBIS SED POSTERIS
	ANNE ROPER CHARLES SINDEN	}	WARDENS
MEARS LONDON

FORMER TENOR

Bell Weight Diameter Pitch Cast Founder

3 (of 3)
10 cwt approx. 40"
G

c.1400

Robert Burford

3.

In Multis Annis Refonet Campana Iohannis

HISTORY

1450 Bell cast by John Danyell (treble).

1371-92 Bell cast by William Burford (middle bell)

c.1400 Bell cast by Robert Burford (tenor).

1552 Record of 3 bells in the tower.

1956 The cracked tenor was recast at Whitechapel, preserving the crown in the church including all the canons & inscription. The dilapedated ringing fittings & framework were removed, the bells tuned, quarter turned & staples drilled out & rehung on transverse beams. Bells 1 and 2 were never weighed.

1968 An attempt to steal the preserved crown of the old tenor failed.

Bell	Weight	Diameter	Pitch	Cast	Founder
1	5¹/2 cwt approx.	30"	B	15th Cent	John Danyell
2	7¹/2 cwt approx.	36¹/4"	A	1371-92	William Burford
3	10-1-10	40"	G	1956	Mears & Stainbank

1450	Bell cast by John Danyell (treble).
1371-92	Bell cast by William Burford (middle bell)
c.1400	Bell cast by Robert Burford (tenor).
1552	Record of 3 bells in the tower.
1956	The cracked tenor was recast at Whitechapel, preserving the crown in the church including all the canons & inscription. The dilapedated ringing fittings & framework were removed, the bells tuned, quarter turned & staples drilled out & rehung on transverse beams. Bells 1 and 2 were never weighed.
1968	An attempt to steal the preserved crown of the old tenor failed.