Hothfield, St Margaret
Photo: Richard Offen, 2007 |
♫ Sound clip of the ring of bells.(Mark Chittenden-Pile) |
Details of the Bells |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
® | Treble | 3-3-0 | 24⅞" | F♯ | 1927 | Alfred Bowell, Ipswich | Flat | Never | |
® | 2 | 4¾ cwt approx | 28⅛" | E | 1762 | Lester & Pack, Whitechapel | Conventional | Never | |
® | 3 | 5 cwt approx. | 29¼" | D | 1762 | Lester & Pack, Whitechapel | Conventional | Never | |
® | 4 | 5¾ cwt approx | 31⅛" | C♯ | 1762 | Lester & Pack, Whitechapel | Conventional | Never | |
® | 5 | 7 cwt approx. | 33⅝" | B | 1762 | Lester & Pack, Whitechapel | Conventional | Never | |
® | Tenor | 8-1-23 | 35½" | A | 1927 | Alfred Bowell, Ipswich | Flat | Never |
Inscriptions |
Prior to 1927 |
Bell | Diameter | Date | Founder | Retuned | Fate | |
Tenor | 37" | 1607 | Joseph Hatch | Never | Recast 1927 |
Prior to 1762 |
Bell | Date | Founder | Retuned | Fate | |
Treble | 1741 | Thomas Lester | Never | Recast 1762 | |
2nd | 1607 | Joseph Hatch | Never | Recast 1762 | |
3rd | 1607 | Joseph Hatch | Never | Recast 1762 |
History |
1552 | Record of 3 bells. [1] | ||
1607 | 3 bells recast by Joseph Hatch. | ||
1741 | Treble added by Thomas Lester to make 4. | ||
1758 | Record of 4 bells in the tower. 2nd stated to be cracked. [2] | ||
1762 | 3 trebles (of 4) recast by Lester and Pack and treble added to make 5. | ||
1927 | Tenor recast, treble added to make 6, bells rehung by Alfred Bowell. [3] | ||
1933 | New bellropes supplied by Bowell. [4] | ||
1961 | Bells restored locally and rededicated. | ||
1997 | Bells restored locally. |
[1] | (Edwardian Inventory, 1552) |
[2] | This Church consists of The Great North and South Chancells, the Body and 2 Side Isles. In a Cap’t Tower, at the West End, hang 4 Bells, thus inscribed. 1. Henry Williams, C.W. 1741. Thomas Carter of London made Me. [Clearly a mistake for Thomas Lester] *2. Joseph Hatch Made Me. 1607. *This Bell is cracked. 3. Joseph Hatch Made Me. 1607. 4. Joseph Hatch Made Me. 1607. (Rev’d Bryan Faussett, 1758) |
[3] | 1927 2 May: To recasting the tenor bell and rehanging the peal of five £125. Paid cq. 5 May 1927. 1928 27 June: To new treble bell, framework and fixing complete £80. Extra to alteration caused by not being allowed to hang the bell in position as at first proposed £5. Total £85. Paid cq. 4 July 1928. (Bowell records) |
[4] | 1933 4 Mar: To 5 best bell ropes. 60 ft nicoll car. paid. £5-5-0. Paid cq 25 Apr 1933. (Bowell records) |
Gallery |
The 2nd and 3rd bells. Photo: Mark Chittenden-Pile, 2010 |
Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 1 April 2016 |