Sevenoaks, St Nicholas
Photo: Dickon Love, 13th Aug 2005 |
♫ Sound clip of the ring of bells.(c. 1979) |
Details of the Bells |
Bell | Weight (most recent)* | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
® | Treble | 4-2-23 | 27" | F | 1966 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Flat | Never | |
® | 2 | 4-2-20 | 27⅝" | E | 1966 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Flat | Never | |
® | 3 | 5-1-10 | 29⅝" | D | 1966 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Flat | Never | |
® | 4 | 6-0-14 | 31¾" | C | 1966 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Flat | Never | |
® | 5 | 7-0-13 | 34" | B♭ | 1966 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Flat | Never | |
® | 6 | 8-2-17 | 36" | A | 1966 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Flat | Never | |
® | 7 | 11-3-8 | 39⅞" | G | 1966 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Flat | Never | |
® | Tenor | 16-2-10 | 44¾" | F | 1966 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Flat | Never |
Bellframes |
Frame | Bells | Year | Maker | Material | Truss(es) | Local Layout | |||
1 | All bells | 1966 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel |
Inscriptions |
How the bells are tuned |
Original Ring of 8 cast in 1769 |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | (Supplied weight) | Diameter | Date | Founder | Retuned | Fate | |
Treble | 6-2-22 | 6-1-14 | 30¾" | 1769 | Pack & Chapman | Never | Recast 1966 | |
2nd | 6-1-18 | 31¾" | 1898 | John Warner & Sons | Never | Recast 1966 | ||
3rd | 7-0-19 | 6-3-17 | 33½" | 1769 | Pack & Chapman | Never | Recast 1966 | |
4th | 8-1-17 | 36" | 1898 | John Warner & Sons | Never | Recast 1966 | ||
5th | 10-1-14 | 39¼" | 1898 | John Warner & Sons | Never | Recast 1966 | ||
6th | 11-3-16 | 11-2-25 | 41" | 1769 | Pack & Chapman | Never | Recast 1966 | |
7th | 15-2-20 | 44¾ | 1898 | John Warner & Sons | Never | Recast 1966 | ||
Tenor | 21-2-2 | 20-1-16 | 50½" | 1769 | Pack & Chapman | Never | Recast 1966 |
Bells recast in 1898 |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Date | Founder | Retuned | Fate | |
2nd (of 8) | 6-0-27 | 1769 | Pack & Chapman | Never | Supplied weight. Recast 1898 | |
4th (of 8) | 8-1-14 | 1769 | Pack & Chapman | Never | Supplied weight. Recast 1898 | |
5th (of 8) | 10-1-17 | 1769 | Pack & Chapman | Never | Supplied weight. Recast 1898 | |
7th (of 8) | 16-1-8 | 1769 | Pack & Chapman | Never | Supplied weight. Recast 1771 | |
7th (of 8) | 1771 | Pack & Chapman | Never | Recast 1898 |
Bell recast in 1771 |