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Lydd, All Saints
♫ A recording of Stedman Triples on the bells.(Nicholas J Davies, May 1981) |
Details of the Bells |
| Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
| ® | Treble | 4-0-5 | 25½" | G♭ | 1925 | Gillett & Johnston, Croydon (1409) | Flat | Never | |
| ® | 2 | 4-2-18 | 26½" | F | 1925 | Gillett & Johnston, Croydon (1410) | Flat | Never | |
| ® | 3 | 4-2-21 | 27⅞" | E♭ | 1925 | Gillett & Johnston, Croydon (1411) | Flat | Never | |
| ® | 4 | 5-1-14 | 30" | D♭ | 1925 | Gillett & Johnston, Croydon (1412) | Flat | Never | |
| ® | 5 | 7-1-0 | 33" | C♭ | 1925 | Gillett & Johnston, Croydon (1413) | Flat | Never | |
| ® | 6 | 7-3-8 | 34⅜" | B♭ | 1925 | Gillett & Johnston, Croydon (1414) | Flat | Never | |
| ® | 7 | 10-1-25 | 38" | A♭ | 1925 | Gillett & Johnston, Croydon (1415) | Flat | Never | |
| ® | Tenor | 15-2-7 | 43" | G♭ | 1925 | Gillett & Johnston, Croydon (1416) | Flat | Never |
How the bells are tuned |
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Earlier ring of five |
| Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Retuned | Fate | |
| Treble | 5 cwt approx. | 30" | C♯ | 1608 | Joseph Hatch | Never | Recast 1925 | |
| 2nd | 6 cwt approx. | 32" | B | 1608 | Joseph Hatch | Never | Recast 1925 | |
| 3rd | 7½ cwt approx. | 34½" | A♯ | 1608 | Joseph Hatch | Never | Recast 1925 | |
| 4th | 9 cwt approx. | 38" | G♯ | 1607 | Joseph Hatch | Never | Recast 1925 | |
| Tenor | 14 cwt approx. | 43" | F♯ | 1693 | John Hodson | Never | Recast 1925 |
History |
| 1441 | Accounts also show that a bell was cast in Lydd in 1441 (but there are no expenses for metal etc.) and that the number of bells at this time was 5 + a sanctus bell. | ||
| 1442 | -4 | Tower partially rebuilt and heightened under the direction of Thomas Stanley, a mason who is believed to have worked under Thomas Mapylton. A bell hole of 72in was built into the vault. Is this evidence for a 60 cwt bell at some time? | |
| 1443 | Arthur Finn’s 'Records of Lydd' (1911) records from the Chamberlain’s Account Book of 1443 - "Itm paid for boards for syntours (centres) for the vowte of the belfy, and for carpenters making it 13s 4d" | ||
| 1521 | Records show that a clock was in existance by this time. | ||
| 1547 | A set of chimes was installed. | ||
| 1552 | The Great Bell was taken down and sold to Partredge of Rye (a general merchant who provided lead for the church rood and gutters) for £25 10s - this price may give a clue to the size of the bell. | ||
| 1607 | 4th (of 5) cast by Joseph Hatch. | ||
| 1608 | Treble, 2nd and 3rd (of 5) cast by Joseph Hatch. | ||
| 1693 | Tenor cast by John Hodson. | ||
| 1799 | Record of 5 bells in the tower. [1] | ||
| 1925 | The old bells were taken down and taken to Gillett & Johnston's in Croydon. Gillett & Johnston conducted a pitch test on the bells on 12th Oct. Bells recast into a ring of 8 by Gillett & Johnston and rehung in a new frame the following year. |
| [1] | The church, which is exempted from the jurisdiction of the archdeacon, is dedicated to All Saints. It is a large handsome building, consisting of three isles and three chancels, having at the west end a well-built tower, with four pinnacles on it, of unequal size, with gilt vanes on them. There are five bells in it. ('The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent. Vol 8', Edward Hasted) |
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Elsewhere in the Parish |
| Lydd, Lydd Camp Single bell (plus possibly a clock bell) | |
| Lydd, School Formerly single bell, ½ cwt approx |
| Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 1 April 2016 |