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Ulcombe, All Saints


  • 6 bells hung for full circle ringing
  • Tenor: 14 cwt approx. in F.
  • Grid Ref: TQ846497
  • Rung from: Upstairs Ringing Room
  • Frame: 1913 George Day & Son of Eye, designed for 8 bells
  • Denomination: Church of England
    Diocese (Anglican): Canterbury
    Archdeaconry (Anglican): Maidstone
  • Kent County Association of Change Ringers District: Maidstone
  • Building Listed Grade: I Click for Heritage details.
  • Peals rung at the tower

Details of the Bells

Bell Weight
(most recent)
Diameter Note Date Founder Canons Retuned
® Treble 4½ cwt approx28½" D 1757 Lester & Pack, Whitechapel Conventional Never
® 2 5½ cwt approx30" C 1632 Joseph Hatch, Ulcombe, Kent Conventional Never
® 3 6¾ cwt approx32⅞" B♭ 1632 Joseph Hatch, Ulcombe, Kent Conventional Never
® 4 8½ cwt approx35" A 1632 Joseph Hatch, Ulcombe, Kent Conventional Never
® 5 12½ cwt approx38¼" G 1640 William Hatch Conventional Never
® Tenor 14 cwt approx.42¼" F 1757 Lester & Pack, Whitechapel Conventional Never

®  - Hung for full circle ringing

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