Staple

STAPLE, St James the Great

	4 bells
	Tenor: 11-2-25 in G
	Grid Ref. TR269567
	Canterbury District
	Tuning:1 & 2 Whitechapel 2003
	Hung Dead with 'trigger action' clappers

DETAILS OF THE BELLS

Bell Weight Diameter Cast Founder

1

6-1-7
31ž"
1680

John Hodson

2

6-3-24
33˝"
1680

John Hodson

3

9-2-13
37"
15th Cent

Joanna Hille

4

11-2-25
40"
1623

Joseph Hatch

INSCRIPTIONS

IOHN ˘ HODSON ˘ MADE ˘ ME ˘ 1680 ˘ RICHARD ˘ TERRY ˘ WILLIAM ˘ WOODWAR ˘ CHVRCH ˘ W ˘ S


	Sit Nomen Domini Benedictum

IOSEPHVS HATCH ME FECIT

1623

HISTORY

15th Cent.	Bell cast by Joanna Hille.
1623	Tenor cast by Joseph Hatch.
1680	2 treble bells cast by John Hodson. The ring of 4 were nearly Lydian, although the trebles were both 30 cents sharp.
2003	Front 2 bells retuned by Whitechapel down to a diatonic scale (tenors were listed). The cracked 2nd was welded and the bells rehung for stationary chiming with "trigger action" clappers.

PHOTOGRAPHS

The 4 bells on the truck during the 2003 restoration.

Here are some pictures of the Joanna Hille bell. At the bottom is a close-up of the shield and lozenge that identifies the bell as hers (rather than her husband's).

Bell	Weight	Diameter	Cast	Founder
1	6-1-7	31ž"	1680	John Hodson
2	6-3-24	33˝"	1680	John Hodson
3	9-2-13	37"	15th Cent	Joanna Hille
4	11-2-25	40"	1623	Joseph Hatch