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St Mary Cray
 

St Mary Cray, St Mary


  • 6 bells hung for full circle ringing
  • Tenor: 11-3-21 in G.
  • Grid Ref: TQ472684
  • Complete ring cast at the same time
  • Rung from: Upstairs Ringing Room
  • Frame: 1913 Gillett & Johnson, made from iron & steel
  • Denomination: Church of England
    Diocese (Anglican): Rochester
  • Kent County Association of Change Ringers District: Lewisham
  • Building Listed Grade: II* Click for Heritage details.
  • Peals rung at the tower

Details of the Bells

Bell Weight
(most recent)
Diameter Note Date Founder Canons Retuned
® Treble 3-3-626⅛" E 1913 Gillett & Johnston, Croydon (2803) Flat Never
® 2 4-1-1428" D 1913 Gillett & Johnston, Croydon (2804) Flat Never
® 3 5-3-1731¼" C 1913 Gillett & Johnston, Croydon (2805) Flat Never
® 4 7-0-2433" B 1913 Gillett & Johnston, Croydon (2806) Flat Never
® 5 8-2-1935⅞" A 1913 Gillett & Johnston, Croydon (2807) Flat Never
® Tenor 11-3-2140⅛" G 1913 Gillett & Johnston, Croydon (2808) Flat Never

®  - Hung for full circle ringing

Bellframes

Frame Bells Year Maker Material Truss(es) Local
Layout
1 All bells 1913 Gillett & Johnston, Croydon Cast iron
8.3.C.e
6.1

Inscriptions

How the bells are tuned

Earlier ring of bells

Bell DiameterDateFounderRetunedFate
Treble (of 5)31½"1583Robert MotNeverRecast 1913
2 (of 5)33"1583Robert MotNeverRecast 1913
3 (of 5)35"1655John HodsonNeverRecast 1913
4 (of 5)35"1655John HodsonNeverRecast 1913
Tenor (of 5)42½"1655John HodsonNeverRecast 1913

History

1552 Record of 5 bells. [1]
1583 Front 2 bells recast by Robert Mot.
1655 Back 3 bells recast by John Hodson.
1867 Originally a chapelry within Orpington Parish, a separate parish was created in this year.
1882 Bells rehung by Gillett & Co.
1913 Bells recast and augmented to 6 and hung in a new frame by Gillett & Johnston.
[1] Item v bells suted in the steple and a saincts bell of brasse. (Edwardian Inventory, 1552)



Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent Page updated: 1 April 2016