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1623 |
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Bell cast/recast by Joseph Hatch (forming tenor of 3). |
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1624 |
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Bell cast/recast by Joseph Hatch (forming treble of 3). |
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1638 |
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Bells cast/recast by John Palmer (forming the middle bell). |
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1757 |
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Record of 3 bells in the tower. [1] |
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1929 |
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Bells rehung in a new teak frame for 5 bells by Gillett & Johnston. The bells were not however tuned and remained as a Minor 3 as the Incumbant would not allow them to leave the church (in case they were stolen or inadvertently recast). |
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1948 |
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Two treble bells were added as a War Memorial to make 5 by Gillett & Johnston. Again, the other bells were not tuned for the same reason, so became a Minor 5 in C Minor (tenor 6¼ cwt). |
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1968 |
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A treble bell was added to make 6 by John Taylor, hung in an additional iron and steel frame. The same Incumbent was there, so still no tuning took place - the bells became a Minor 6 in C. The bell was hung by Taylor's. |
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1981 |
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A canon broke on the tenor so the back bells were rehung on new headstocks and tuned at the same time (by John Taylor) to form a Major 6. This involved some fairly heavy cutting to the 3rd, but being a Gillett bell, it was thick enough to take it. The bells were dedicated on 17th March. |
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2002 |
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The 4th bell was reported to be oddstruck and inspection showed it to be hanging crooked on its headstock (presumably since 1981). Attempts were made to correct this. The local band removed and refitted the clappers after rebushing. |
[1] |
The Church is built of Flints, and the Chancel of Square [sic] Stone. The Tower, wch. is a very low One, is Cover’d with Tiles, and is built of Flints: in it are 3 Small Bells – 2 of them founded in 1624 by Joseph Hatch. The Other in 1633. In the Belfry is a very Ancient Grave Stone. (Rev’d Bryan Faussett, 1757) |
[2] |
There are three bells, containing the following inscriptions:
1."Joseph Hatch made me, 1624."
2. "GEORGE HOOPER, ARTER ROCK, WARDENES.
"JOHN PALMAR MADE THIS BELL, 1632."
2. "Joseph Hatch made me, 1623." (A Tour the the Isle of Thanet and Some other Parts of East Kent, Cozens, Zechariah, 1793) |