Ulcombe, All Saints
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Details of the Bells |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
® | Treble | 4½ cwt approx | 28½" | D | 1757 | Lester & Pack, Whitechapel | Conventional | Never | |
® | 2 | 5½ cwt approx | 30" | C | 1632 | Joseph Hatch, Ulcombe, Kent | Conventional | Never | |
® | 3 | 6¾ cwt approx | 32⅞" | B♭ | 1632 | Joseph Hatch, Ulcombe, Kent | Conventional | Never | |
® | 4 | 8½ cwt approx | 35" | A | 1632 | Joseph Hatch, Ulcombe, Kent | Conventional | Never | |
® | 5 | 12½ cwt approx | 38¼" | G | 1640 | William Hatch | Conventional | Never | |
® | Tenor | 14 cwt approx. | 42¼" | F | 1757 | Lester & Pack, Whitechapel | Conventional | Never |
Bellframes |
Frame | Bells | Year | Maker | Material | Truss(es) | Local Layout | |||
1 | All bells | 1913 | George Day and Son, Eye, Suffolk | Timber | 8.3 |
Inscriptions |
History |
1632 | 3 bells (at least) cast by Joseph Hatch. | ||
1640 | Present 5th cast. | ||
1757 | Present tenor and treble recast or added by Lester & Pack. | ||
1897 | 2 treble bells were due to be added to make 8, but they never were. | ||
1913 | Bells rehung by Day from Eye, Suffolk, in a frame for 8. |
Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 1 April 2016 |