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Seal Chart, St Lawrence
 Photo: Brian Butcher, 2007
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Details of the Bells |
| Bell | Weight (most recent) | (As supplied) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
| ® | Treble | 3-0-7 | 23¹³⁄₁₆" | G | 2013 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | Flat | Never | ||
| ® | 2 | 5-0-26 | 25⁷⁄₁₆" | F♯ | 2013 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | Flat | Never | ||
| ® | 3 | 3-3-10 | 4-2-17 | 26⅞" | E | 1888 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Removed | 2013 Whitechapel | |
| ® | 4 | 4-2-22 | 5-0-26 | 28⅝" | D♯ | 1888 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Removed | 2013 Whitechapel | |
| ® | 5 | 4-3-17 | 5-2-20 | 30⅛" | C♯ | 1888 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Removed | 2013 Whitechapel | |
| ® | Tenor | 5-2-21 | 6-2-19 | 31¹⁵⁄₁₆" | B | 1888 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Removed | 2013 Whitechapel |
Bellframes |
| Position |
Frame | Bells | Year | Maker | Material | Truss(es) | Local Layout | |||
| Lower tier | 1 | 1,2,4,6 | 1888 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Timber | |||||
| Upper tier | 2 | 3,5 | 1888 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Timber |
Inscriptions |
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The ring before remodelling in 2013 |
| Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Retuned | Fate | |
| Treble (of 6) | 4-2-17 | 27⅜" | E♯ | 1888 | Mears & Stainbank | Never | Now the 3rd | |
| 2nd (of 6) | 5-0-26 | 29⅜" | D♯ | 1888 | Mears & Stainbank | Never | Now the 4th | |
| 3rd (of 6) | 5-2-20 | 30¾" | C♯ | 1888 | Mears & Stainbank | Never | Now the 5th | |
| 4th (of 6) | 6-2-19 | 32½" | B♯ | 1888 | Mears & Stainbank | Never | Now the tenor | |
| 5th (of 6) | 7-3-10 | 35¼" | A♯ | 1888 | Mears & Stainbank | Never | Scrapped 2013 | |
| Tenor (of 6) | 10-0-11 | 38⅜" | G♯ | 1888 | Mears & Stainbank | Never | Scrapped 2013 |
History |
| 1857 | -8 | Church built by C. H. Howell. | |
| 1867 | Parish created from that of Kemsing. | ||
| 1868 | June | Church consecrated together with the 2 small bells provided in the open gable. | |
| 1887 | -8 | Tower built by F. W. Hunt. | |
| 1888 | A new ring of 6 was cast by Mears & Stainbank. | ||
| 1932 | Bells rehung by Mears & Stainbank. | ||
| 1951 | Clappers reforged and refitted with new leather baldricks. | ||
| 1972 | Belfry overhauled and rehung. | ||
| 2013 | The ring was remodelled into a lighter ring of 6 by using the 4th as the tenor and casting 2 new trebles. The work was done by Whites of Appleton, with the new bells cast at Whitechapel. The new ring was first rung on 23rd July. |
Gallery |
These next three photographs are of the bells before the remodelling in 2013. The bells in this belfry were very difficult to photograph owing to the fact that the bellframe took up most of the space. Photo: Dickon Love, 3 Mar 2007 |
Photo: Dickon Love, 3 Mar 2007 |
Photo: Dickon Love, 3 Mar 2007 |
Elsewhere in the Parish |
| Seal Chart, School Single bell |
| Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 29 May 2023 |