Stone in Oxney, St Mary the Virgin
Photo: Garry Barr, 1992 |
♫ Sound clip of the ring of bells.(Damian S Smith) |
Details of the Bells |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
® | Treble | 4¾ cwt approx | 27⅞" | F | 1788 | William & Thomas Mears, Whitechapel | Conventional | Never | |
® | 2 | 5 cwt approx. | 28¾" | E♭ | 1786 | William Mears | Conventional | Never | |
® | 3 | 5¾ cwt approx | 30¼" | D♭ | John Danyell, London (itinerant) | Conventional | Never | ||
® | 4 | 7 cwt approx. | 33¼" | C | 1795 | Thomas Mears I, Whitechapel | Conventional | Never | |
® | 5 | 9 cwt approx. | 36⅜" | B♭ | 1787 | William & Thomas Mears, Whitechapel | Conventional | Never | |
® | Tenor | 13 cwt approx. | 41⅜" | A♭ | 1787 | William & Thomas Mears, Whitechapel | Conventional | Never |
History |
c | 1450 | Bell cast by John Danyell (present 3rd). | |
1552 | Record of 5 bells. [1] | ||
1720 | Treble (of 5) recast. | ||
1786 | Treble (of 5) recast. | ||
1787 | 4th and 5th (of 5) cast. | ||
1788 | Treble added by William and Thomas Mears to augment the ring of 5 to 6. | ||
1799 | Record of 6 bells. [2] | ||
1934 | Bells rehung by Mears & Stainbank. |
[1] | Item v bells in the steple one over the chancel and ij hand bells. (Edwardian Inventory, 1552) |
[2] | The church, which is dedicated to St. Mary, is a handsome building, consisting of three isles and three chancels, having a square tower, with a beacon turret, at the west end, in which hang six bells, one of which has been lately added. ('The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent. Vol 7', Edward Hasted) |
Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 1 April 2016 |