Rodmersham, St Nicholas
Photo: Richard Offen, 2006 |
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Details of the Bells |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
® | Treble | 5-1-6 | 28½" | E | 1893 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Never | ||
® | 2 | 5-3-17 | 30⅞" | D | 1893 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Never | ||
® | 3 | 6-1-2 | 31⅛" | C | 1893 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Never | ||
® | 4 | 6½ cwt approx | 33" | B | William Burford, Aldgate | Removed | Never | ||
® | 5 | 8¾ cwt approx | 36" | A | 1633 | John Wilnar, Borden, Kent | Never | ||
® | Tenor | 9½ cwt approx | 36¾" | G | 1657 | John Darbie, Ipswich | Conventional | Never |
Bellframes |
Frame | Bells | Year | Maker | Material | Truss(es) | Local Layout | |||
1 | All bells | 1893 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Timber |
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Inscriptions |
Earlier tenor |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Retuned | Fate | |
Tenor (of 4) | 10-3-2 | 41" | F♯ | 1620 | John Wilnar | Never | Recast into 3 trebles in 1893 |
History |
1371 | -92 | Bell cast by William Burford, destined to become the treble of 4. | |
1620 | Tenor (of 4) cast by John Wilnar. | ||
1633 | 2nd (of 4) recast by John Wilnar. | ||
1657 | 3rd (of 4) recast by John Darbie. | ||
1893 | The bells were 1-4 of a diatonic 6. The tenor was scrapped and 3 trebles were cast on 24th June to augment the ring to a diatonic 6. | ||
1896 | Band expressed a wish to augment the bell to 8. This never happened. | ||
1930 | Bells rehung by Alfred Bowell. [1] | ||
1955 | -61 | Bells silent due to no band. | |
1966 | Bells rehung by Mears & Stainbank in the old frame. | ||
1988 | Bells silent while the tower stonework was being restored. | ||
1992 | Tower work completed and the bells were rung again. |
[1] | To overhauling & rehanging the six bells £65. Paid cq on a/c 29 Dec 1930. cq £10 3 Sept 1931. (Bowell Records, 15 Dec, 1930) |
Gallery |
Peal Boards |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 November 2018 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 November 2018 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 November 2018 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 November 2018 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 November 2018 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 November 2018 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 November 2018 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 November 2018 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 November 2018 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 November 2018 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 November 2018 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 November 2018 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 November 2018 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 November 2018 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 November 2018 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 November 2018 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 November 2018 |
Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 1 April 2016 |