Hunton, St Mary
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Details of the Bells |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
® | Treble | 3-3-21 | 26" | E | 1900 | John Taylor & Co., Loughborough | Flat | Never | |
® | 2 | 4-1-3 | 28" | D | 1900 | John Taylor & Co., Loughborough | Flat | Never | |
® | 3 | 5-1-8 | 30½" | C | 1900 | John Taylor & Co., Loughborough | Flat | Never | |
® | 4 | 6-0-1 | 32" | B | 1900 | John Taylor & Co., Loughborough | Flat | Never | |
® | 5 | 8-1-11 | 36" | A | 1900 | John Taylor & Co., Loughborough | Flat | Never | |
® | Tenor | 11-2-25 | 40" | G | 1900 | John Taylor & Co., Loughborough | Flat | Never |
Bellframes |
Frame | Bells | Year | Maker | Material | Truss(es) | Local Layout | |||
1 | All bells | 1900 | John Taylor & Co., Loughborough | Cast iron |
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Inscriptions |
Earlier ring of six |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Date | Founder | Retuned | Fate | |
Treble | 3-3-12 | 27" | 1717 | John Waylett | Never | Recast 1900 | |
2nd | 4-3-21 | 30" | 1717 | John Waylett | Never | Recast 1900 | |
3rd | 5-2-8 | 32" | 1717 | John Waylett | Never | Recast 1900 | |
4th | 5-2-20 | 32½" | 1717 | John Waylett | Never | Recast 1900 | |
5th | 7-2-21 | 36" | 1717 | John Waylett | Never | Recast 1900 | |
Tenor | 11-0-0 | 41½" | 1717 | John Waylett | Never | Recast 1900 |
History |
1697 | A third bell was added to the existing 2 bells. | ||
1717 | Bells recast into a ring of 6 by John Waylett. | ||
1900 | All 6 bells recast by John Taylor. | ||
1901 | The newly cast bells were hung in the tower. |
Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 1 April 2016 |