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TEYNHAM, St Mary

Photo DrL 2006

6 bells
Tenor 10-3-7 in G
Grid Ref. TR966636
Canterbury District
Frame: 1843 Mears & Co
Retuning: 1989 Whitechapel
Upstairs ringing room
PEALS

DETAILS OF THE BELLS

Bell

Weight

Diameter

Cast

Founder

1

4-3-9

27¾"

1743

Robert Catlin

2

5-0-1

29½"

1924

Mears & Stainbank

3

5-2-10

30½"

1743

Robert Catlin

4

6-0-21

31¾"

1743

Robert Catlin

5

6-3-13

34¾"

1899

Mears & Stainbank

6

10-3-7

39"

1743

Robert Catlin

INSCRIPTIONS

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HISTORY

1743 Ring of 6 cast by Robert Catlin.
1843 5th recast by Mears & Co. who rehung the bells in a new frame.
1899 Bells rehung and 5th recast, by Mears & Stainbank.
1924 2nd recast by Mears & Stainbank.
1989 The cast-in crown staples were removed and the bells retuned by Whitechapel, and rehung in the existing frame with new fittings.