Lenham, St Mary
Photo: Richard Offen, 2005 |
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Details of the Bells |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
® | Treble | 5-0-16 | 28" | E♭ | 1959 | John Taylor & Co., Loughborough | Flat | Never | |
® | 2 | 5-2-2 | 30" | D | 1751 | Robert Catlin, Holborn | Conventional | 1959 John Taylor & Co | |
® | 3 | 6-0-23 | 31½" | C | 1709 | Richard Phelps, Whitechapel | Conventional | 1959 John Taylor & Co | |
® | 4 | 6-3-13 | 34" | B♭ | 1709 | Richard Phelps, Whitechapel | Conventional | 1959 John Taylor & Co | |
® | 5 | 7-2-18 | 36" | A♭ | 1592 | Robert Mot, Whitechapel | Conventional | 1959 John Taylor & Co | |
® | 6 | 10-1-17 | 39" | G | 1619 | Joseph Hatch, Ulcombe, Kent | Conventional | 1959 John Taylor & Co | |
® | 7 | 14-1-22 | 43" | F | 1959 | John Taylor & Co., Loughborough | Flat | Never | |
® | Tenor | 21-0-14 | 50" | E♭ | 1686 | James Bartlett, Whitechapel | Conventional | 1959 John Taylor & Co |
Bellframes |
Frame | Bells | Year | Maker | Material | Truss(es) | Local Layout | |||
1 | All bells | 1959 | John Taylor & Co., Loughborough |
Inscriptions |
Earlier bells |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | (Supplied weight) | Diameter | Date | Founder | Retuned | Fate | |
Treble (of 8) | 6-0- | 1751 | Robert Catlin | Never | Recast 1898 | |||
Treble | 6-0-24 | 5-1-0 | 28½" | 1898 | Gillett & Johnston | Never | Recast 1959 | |
7 | 18-2-4 | 1751 | Robert Catlin | Never | Recast 1959. Traditionally weighed 18-2-4 but not likely. |
History |
1592 | Present 5th cast. | ||
1685 | Bells rehung. | ||
1686 | Tenor cast by James Bartlett. | ||
1691 | Bells rehung. | ||
1709 | The 2 trebles (of 6) were recast by Richard Phelps. | ||
1751 | 5th (of 6) was recast and 2 trebles were added by Robert Catlin to make 8. | ||
1898 | Bells rehung by Gillett & Johnston, who recast the treble. | ||
1958 | Treble and 7th recast by John Taylor. Paul Taylor refused to put Gillett's name on the recast treble. | ||
1959 | Bells rehung with new fittings and framework, including the 2 newly recast bells. | ||
1960 | Oct. | Bells rededicated by the Bishop of Dover. Soon afterwards the tenor headstock cracked and had to be replaced. | |
1996 | Former ringing gallery reinstated. |
Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 1 April 2016 |