Ruckinge, St Mary Magdalene
Photo: Dickon Love |
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Details of the Bells |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
® | Treble | 5-1-3 | 29¼" | E | 1721 | Samuel Knight & John Waylett | Removed | Never | |
® | 2 | 6-0-0 | 31³⁄₁₆" | D | 1721 | Samuel Knight & John Waylett | Removed | Never | |
® | 3 | 6-1-20 | 32⅛" | C♯ | 1721 | Samuel Knight & John Waylett | Removed | Never | |
® | 4 | 8-3-15 | 36" | B | 1721 | Samuel Knight & John Waylett | Removed | Never | |
® | Tenor | 11-1-4 | 40⅝" | A | 1740 | Thomas Lester, Whiechapel | Removed | Never |
Bellframes |
Frame | Bells | Year | Maker | Material | Truss(es) | Local Layout | |||
1 | All bells | 1721 | Samuel Knight, Southwark | Timber |
Inscriptions |
History |
1521 | Roger Hawkyns bequesthed 2s. to repair the bells. | ||
1529 | Money for a treble bell bequeathed by John Sharp. | ||
1552 | Record of 3 bells. [1] | ||
1721 | 4 or 5 bells were cast by Samuel Knight and John Waylett and hung in a new frame (the present one). | ||
1740 | Tenor recast or added by Thomas Lester. | ||
1799 | Record of 5 bells. [2] | ||
1974 | Bells rehung on new headstocks by the Kent C. A. They were fitted with ball bearings, new gudgeons, the crown staples were drilled out and new independent ones were provided with new top ends. The bells did not leave the tower but were weighed in the tower after the work by Alan Berry. The bells were rededicated on 28th April. |
[1] | Item iij bells in the steple. Sold ... a saunce bell. (Edwardian Inventory, 1552) |
[2] | The church, which is dedicated to St. Mary Magdalen, is a very small building, having at the west end a pointed tower, out of which rises a small slender spire. In the tower there are five bells. ('The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent. Vol 8', Edward Hasted) |
Gallery |
A view of the belfry. Photo: Christopher J Cooper |
The tenor. Photo: Christopher J Cooper |
Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 1 April 2016 |