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Pluckley, St Nicholas
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Details of the Bells |
| Bell | Weight (most recent) | (As supplied) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
| ® | Treble | 5-1-7 | 5-2-18 | 31" | C♯ | 1853 | Charles & George Mears, Whitechapel | 1964 Mears & Stainbank | ||
| ® | 2 | 6-0-7 | 6-1-24 | 33" | B | 1853 | Charles & George Mears, Whitechapel | 1964 Mears & Stainbank | ||
| ® | 3 | 6-3-16 | 7-0-17 | 35" | A | 1853 | Charles & George Mears, Whitechapel | 1964 Mears & Stainbank | ||
| ® | 4 | 7-2-21 | 8-0-20 | 37" | G♯ | 1853 | Charles & George Mears, Whitechapel | 1964 Mears & Stainbank | ||
| ® | 5 | 9-1-10 | 9-3-25 | 40½" | F♯ | 1853 | Charles & George Mears, Whitechapel | 1964 Mears & Stainbank | ||
| ® | Tenor | 12-3-25 | 13-3-21 | 44½" | E | 1853 | Charles & George Mears, Whitechapel | 1964 Mears & Stainbank |
Bellframes |
| Frame | Bells | Year | Maker | Material | Truss(es) | Local Layout | |||
| 1 | All bells | 1964 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel |
Inscriptions |
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Earlier ring of five |
| Bell | Weight (most recent) | Date | Founder | Fate | |
| Treble | 7-0-25 | Unknown | |||
| 2nd | 8-1-23 | Unknown | |||
| 3rd | 11-1-2 | Unknown | |||
| 4th | 13-1-16 | Unknown | |||
| Tenor | 14-2-3 | Unknown |
History |
| 1552 | Record of 5 bells. | ||
| 1853 | The 5 bells were recast into a ring of 6 by Charles and George Mears. They were hung in an anticlockwise frame. | ||
| 1964 | Bells retuned and rehung clockwise in a new frame by Whitechapel. A new ringing room floor was erected. |
Elsewhere in the Parish |
| Pluckley, School Single bell |
| Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 29 May 2023 |