Nettlestead, St Mary the Virgin
Photo: Brian Butcher, 2006 |
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Details of the Bells |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | (Weights as supplied) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
® | Treble | 3-0-2 | 24" | G | 2005 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | Flat | Never | ||
® | 2 | 2-3-15 | 3-1-12 | 24¾" | F | 1909 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | 2005 Whitechapel | ||
® | 3 | 3-0-20 | 3-3-0 | 27⅝" | E♭ | 1885 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | 2005 Whitechapel | ||
® | 4 | 3-2-10 | 3-3-24 | 27¼" | D | 1909 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | 2005 Whitechapel | ||
® | 5 | 3-3-22 | 4-1-0 | 28⅞" | C | 1885 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | 2005 Whitechapel | ||
® | Tenor | 5-0-22 | 5-1-9 | 32" | B♭ | 1931 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | 2005 Whitechapel |
Bellframes |
Position |
Frame | Bells | Year | Maker | Material | Truss(es) | Local Layout | |||
Single level | 1 | 2,3,4,5 | Oak, Steel | |||||||
Single level | 1.1 | 1 | 2005 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | Steel |
Inscriptions |
Of the earlier ring of 4 |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Date | Founder | Retuned | Fate | |
Treble (of 4) | 4-0-11 | 27½" | 1700 | Philip Wightman | Never | Recast in 1909 | |
3rd (of 4) | 4-2-14 | 28½" | 1700 | Philip Wightman | Never | Recast in 1885 | |
Tenor (of 4) | 5-2-21 | 33" | 1838 | Thomas Mears II | Never | Recast in 1931 |
History |
1700 | Former treble and 2nd (of 3) cast by Philip Wightman. | ||
1838 | Former tenor cast/recast by Thomas Mears II. | ||
1883 | Bells retuned and rehung with new fittings in the old frame which was extended. An extra treble was added to make six. The work was done by Whitechapel. | ||
1885 | 2nd (of 3) recast and treble added, to make 4 by Mears & Stainbank, space left in frame extension for further treble | ||
1909 | 2nd (of 4) recast and further treble added to make 5 by Mears & Stainbank. | ||
1931 | Tenor recast by Mears & Stainbank. | ||
2005 | Bells retuned and rehung with new fittings in the old frame which was extended. An extra treble was added to make six. The work was done by Whitechapel. |
Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 1 April 2016 |