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Otham, St Nicholas
 Photo: KCACR Maidstone District website
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Details of the Bells |
| Bell | Weight (most recent) | (As supplied) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
| ® | Treble | 3-1-11 | 24⅝" | F♯ | 2011 | John Taylor & Co., Loughborough | Flat | Never | ||
| ® | 2 | 3-2-7 | 25¾" | E | 1925 | Alfred Bowell, Ipswich | Flat | |||
| ® | 3 | 4-1-0 | 27¼" | D | 1925 | Alfred Bowell, Ipswich | Flat | |||
| ® | 4 | 5-0-19 | 30³⁄₁₆" | C♯ | 1755 | Lester & Pack, Whitechapel | Conventional | 2018 John Taylor | ||
| ® | 5 | 6-1-7 | 32¼" | B | William Dawe, London | Conventional | 2018 John Taylor | |||
| ® | Tenor | 7-1-3 | 7-1-11 | 35¹⁄₁₆" | A | 1906 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Doncaster | 2018 John Taylor |
Inscriptions |
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How the bells are tuned |
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Previous bells |
| Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Date | Founder | Retuned | Fate | |
| Tenor | 7-0-22 | 35" | 1714 | Richard Phelps | Never | Recast 1906 |
History |
| 1385 | -1418 | A bell was cast by William Dawe. | |
| 1667 | Record of 3 bells. Tenor was rehung on a new headstock. | ||
| 1672 | Bells rehung. | ||
| 1714 | Tenor cast by Richard Phelps. | ||
| 1755 | Present treble cast by Lester & Pack, costing £10. 19s/1d | ||
| 1906 | Tenor recast by Mears & Stainbank who quarater-turned and rehung the bells in a new frame. Before that the bells used to hang between the tower roof supports. | ||
| 1963 | Ringing resumed when Mr Tyler begand to teach a band. | ||
| 2012 | Two Alfred Bowell bells were acquired through the Keltek Trust from the former ring of 5 at Campton, Beds, which themselves were replaced with a new ring of 8 in 2006. These were hung with a new treble, cast by John Taylor in 2011, to augment the ring of 3 to 6 in a new separate cast iron frame, by John Taylor. |
Gallery |
The three trebles at John Taylor Bellfounders. Two bells from Campton by Alfred Bowell, and a new treble cast at Loughborough Photo: David Cawley. 2012 |
The Taylor treble in 2012. Photo: David Cawley. 2012 |
Pictures from the 2018 restoration |
The wheels arrived. Photo: Rev'd Richard Love, 2018 |
Close up of the inscriptions on the tenor. Photo: Rev'd Richard Love, 2018 |
The ancient 5th. Photo: Rev'd Richard Love, 2018 |
The 5th showing the weld. Photo: Rev'd Richard Love, 2018 |
The 5th Photo: Rev'd Richard Love, 2018 |
The 5th. Photo: Rev'd Richard Love, 2018 |
Peal Boards |
Photo: Richard A Love, 1 May 2017 |
Photo: Richard A Love, 1 May 2017 |
| Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 29 July 2018 |