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Leigh, St Mary


  • 6 bells hung for full circle ringing
  • Tenor: 8-2-0 in A.
  • Grid Ref: TQ548466
  • Rung from: Upstairs Ringing Room
  • Denomination: Church of England
    Diocese (Anglican): Rochester
  • Kent County Association of Change Ringers District: Tonbridge
  • Building Listed Grade: II* Click for Heritage details.
  • Peals rung at the tower

Details of the Bells

Bell Weight
(most recent)
Diameter Note Date Founder Canons Retuned
® Treble 3-3-2725⅝" F♯ 1931 Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel
® 2 4-1-2327¼" E 1871 Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel
® 3 4-3-1229¼" D 1871 Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel
® 4 5-3-1031¼" C♯ 1871 Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel
® 5 6-2-433¼" B 1871 Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel
® Tenor 8-2-036¼" A 1871 Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel

®  - Hung for full circle ringing

Inscriptions

Earlier ring of five

Bell Weight
(most recent)
DiameterDateFounderRetunedFate
Treble3-0-2125"1731Samuel KnightNeverRecast 1871
2nd3-0-2726½"1731Samuel KnightNeverRecast 1871
3rd4-2-1629½"1636John WilnarNeverRecast 1871
4th5-2-531"1636John WilnarNeverRecast 1871
Tenor6-3-1733½"1640Henry WilnarNeverRecast 1871

History

1636 3rd and 4th (of later 5) cast by John Wilnar.
1640 Tenor cast by Henry Wilnar.
1731 2 trebles cast or added to make 5.
1871 Bells recast by Mears & Stainbank.
1887 Stahlschmidt speculates that some of the Leigh bells came from Bidborough (according to local tradition).
1931 Treble added by Mears & Stainbank to make 6. [1]
1955 Bells quarter-turned and rehung by Mears & Stainbank.
[1] NEW CHURCH BELL. - On Wednesday the Vicar and some of the belringers visited Messrs. Mears and Stainbank's works at Whitechapel, where the new tenor bell for the Parish Church was cast. (Sevenoaks Chronicle and Kentish Advertiser - Fri 27 Mar 1931)



Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent Page updated: 1 April 2016