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Rolvenden, St Mary the Virgin
 Photo: Richard Offen, 2006
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Details of the Bells |
| Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
| ® | Treble | 4-3-6 | 28½" | F | 1819 | Thomas Mears II, Whitechapel | Removed | 1996 Whitechapel | |
| ® | 2 | 4-3-3 | 29½" | E | 1819 | Thomas Mears II, Whitechapel | Removed | 1996 Whitechapel | |
| ® | 3 | 5-3-27 | 31" | D | 1819 | Thomas Mears II, Whitechapel | Removed | 1996 Whitechapel | |
| ® | 4 | 6-1-25 | 33" | C | 1819 | Thomas Mears II, Whitechapel | Removed | 1996 Whitechapel | |
| ® | 5 | 7-2-16 | 36" | B♭ | 1819 | Thomas Mears II, Whitechapel | Removed | 1996 Whitechapel | |
| ® | 6 | 8-3-17 | 37½" | A | 1819 | Thomas Mears II, Whitechapel | Removed | 1996 Whitechapel | |
| ® | 7 | 9-2-22 | 40½" | G | 1819 | Thomas Mears II, Whitechapel | Removed | 1996 Whitechapel | |
| ® | Tenor | 15-0-7 | 46" | F | 1827 | Thomas Mears II, Whitechapel | Removed | 1996 Whitechapel |
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History |
| 1819 | Ring of 8 cast by Thomas Mears. | ||
| 1827 | Tenor recast by Thomas Mears. | ||
| 1923 | Bells overhauled by Alfred Bowell. [1] | ||
| 1976 | Frame and fittings tightened, clappers rebushed and pulleys serviced. | ||
| 1996 | Bells retuned and rehung by Whitechapel. |
| [1] | To rehanging the 8 bells £90. Extras. Allowance for expenses £10. Ironwork & strengthening old frame £5. 2 new wheels for 6th & 7th @ £3 each £6. Total £111. Paid cq. 24 Oct 1923. (Bowell records, 18 Sept 1823) |
| Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 1 April 2016 |