Rainham, St Margaret
Photo: Christmas card from Tim and Diana Wraight! |
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Details of the Bells |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
® | Treble | 4-3-17 | 28" | E♭ | 1913 | John Taylor & Co., Loughborough | Never | ||
® | 2 | 5-1-19 | 28¹⁵⁄₁₆" | D | 1913 | John Taylor & Co., Loughborough | Never | ||
® | 3 | 6-0-15 | 32⅝" | C | 1685 | Christopher Hodson, Whitechapel | 1913 John Taylor & Co | ||
® | 4 | 6-1-18 | 33⅞" | B♭ | 1601 | Robert Mot, Whitechapel | Removed | 1913 John Taylor & Co | |
® | 5 | 8-0-14 | 36" | A♭ | 1601 | Robert Mot, Whitechapel | Removed | 1913 John Taylor & Co | |
® | 6 | 11-3-0 | 40⅜" | G | 1618 | Joseph Hatch, Ulcombe, Kent | 1913 John Taylor & Co | ||
® | 7 | 16-0-6 | 45⁷⁄₁₆" | F | 1773 | Pack & Chapman, Whitechapel | 1913 John Taylor & Co | ||
® | Tenor | 18-0-20 | 49" | E♭ | 1582 | Robert Mot, Whitechapel | Removed | 1913 John Taylor & Co |
Bellframes |
Frame | Bells | Year | Maker | Material | Truss(es) | Local Layout | |||
1 | All bells | 1913 | John Taylor & Co., Loughborough |
Inscriptions |
How the bells are tuned |
Prior to 1731 |
Bell | Date | Founder | Fate | |
5th of 6 | 1731 | Unknown | Recast 1773 |
History |
1517 | -19 | Tenor rehung. | |
1565 | -6 | Bells rehung. | |
1582 | Present tenor cast. | ||
1593 | Work took place on the clock and the bells. | ||
1601 | Present 4th and 5th cast. | ||
1618 | Present 6th cast. | ||
1685 | Treble (of 6) recast or added by Christopher Hodson. | ||
1731 | The 5th (of 6) was recast at a cost of £23 11s. 6d. | ||
1740 | Record of 5 days paid ringing while the King was on the road. | ||
1745 | 27th April | The ringers were paid for ringing for the Duke of Cumberland's complete victory over the rebels. | |
1747 | The ringers were paid for ringing for the King of Prussia's victory over the French. | ||
1759 | The ringers were paid for ringing for the King of Prussia's victory over the French. | ||
1761 | 29th May | The ringers were paid for ringing for the King's Coronation. | |
1773 | 5th (of 6) recast by Pack & Chapman. | ||
1841 | The 6 bells were rehung by John Stedman. | ||
1913 | Bells rehung in a new frame and 2 trebles added to make 8 by John Taylor. They were dedicated on 20th July. | ||
1982 | Some bells were rehung on ball bearings by John Taylor. |
Gallery |
The tenor outside the church in 1913. Photo: Paul C Johnson |
All 8 bells in 1913. Photo: Paul C Johnson |
Elsewhere in the Parish |
Rainham, War Office Single bell (continued existance unknown) |
Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 1 April 2016 |