Bethersden, St Margaret
Photo: Dickon Love |
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Details of the Bells |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
® | Treble | 5-1-25 | 29¾" | D | 1953 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Flat | Never | |
® | 2 | 6½ cwt approx | 32½" | C | 1634 | Joseph Hatch, Ulcombe, Kent | Removed | Never | |
® | 3 | 8-3-20 | 35" | B♭ | 1896 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Doncaster | Never | |
® | 4 | 10 cwt approx. | 38½" | A | 1335 | Peter de Weston, London | Removed | Never | |
® | 5 | 12 cwt approx. | 41" | G | 1662 | William Hatch | Removed | Never | |
® | Tenor | 15½ cwt approx | 45" | F | 1630 | Joseph Hatch, Ulcombe, Kent | Removed | Never | |
Sanctus | 1 cwt approx. | 15¼" | 1662 | William Hatch | Never |
Bellframes |
Frame | Bells | Year | Maker | Material | Truss(es) | Local Layout | |||
1 | All bells | 1759 | John Foster, Egerton |
Inscriptions |
Earlier bells |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Date | Founder | Retuned | Fate | |
Treble (of 6) | 5-0-22 | 30" | 1759 | Lester & Pack | Never | Recast 1953 | |
3rd (of 6) | 7-3-19 | 35½" | 1713 | Richard Phelps | Never | Recast 1895 |
History |
c | 1335 | Bell cast by Peter de Weston (present 4th). | |
1552 | Record of 5 large bells in the tower. [1] | ||
1557 | One of the bells recast by William Oldfield of Canterbury. | ||
1561 | Another bell recast. | ||
1588 | Tenor recast. | ||
1591 | Tenor rehung. | ||
1600 | Another bell recast. | ||
1601 | 4th and tenor recast by Joseph Hatch. | ||
1612 | A bell is recast in London. | ||
1613 | Joseph Hatch recasts a bell. | ||
1621 | Another bell recast. | ||
1623 | Bells rehung in a new frame, both by Goodman Crust. | ||
1630 | Tenor recast for the last time. | ||
1634 | Treble recast - forms the present 2nd. | ||
1662 | 4th recast (present 5th) along with the Sanctus Bell. | ||
1683 | Bells rehung by James Burr. | ||
1713 | 2nd recast by Richard Phelps. | ||
1759 | New frame built by John Foster. Lester & Pack add a new treble. | ||
1760 | Robert Gilbert altered the frame and rehung the bells in it. | ||
1787 | 3rd recast by William Mears. Bells rehung under Mr Steddy. | ||
1895 | 3rd recast by Mears & Stainbank. Bells rehung with new fittings. | ||
1947 | Bells rehung by Mears & Stainbank with new gudgeons and bearings. | ||
1953 | Cracked treble removed through the west window of the belfry and recast by Mears & Stainbank. | ||
1996 | Upstairs ringing gallery constructed. |
[1] | Item v great bells in the steeple. Item a Sanctus bell. (Edwardian Inventory, 1552) |
Peal Boards |
Photo: Stephen J Davis, 20 August 2017 |
Photo: Stephen J Davis, 20 August 2017 |
Photo: Stephen J Davis, 20 August 2017 |
Photo: Stephen J Davis, 20 August 2017 |
Photo: Stephen J Davis, 20 August 2017 |
Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 1 April 2016 |