West Malling, St Mary the Virgin
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Details of the Bells |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | (As supplied) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
® | Treble | 3-3-20 | 4-3-16 | 27" | F♯ | 1869 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Removed | 1998 Whitechapel | |
® | 2 | 4-2-3 | 5-1-13 | 28½" | E♯ | 1869 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Removed | 1998 Whitechapel | |
® | 3 | 4-0-13 | 28½" | D♯ | 1677 | John & Christopher Hodson, Whitechapel | Conventional | 1998 Whitechapel | ||
® | 4 | 4-1-2 | 29½" | C♯ | 1637 | John Wilnar, Borden, Kent | Conventional | 1998 Whitechapel | ||
® | 5 | 5-2-7 | 31½" | B | 1698 | James Bartlett, Whitechapel | Conventional | 1998 Whitechapel | ||
® | 6 | 6-2-23 | 34" | A♯ | 1637 | John Wilnar, Borden, Kent | Conventional | 1998 Whitechapel | ||
® | 7 | 8-0-23 | 37½" | G♯ | 1637 | John Wilnar, Borden, Kent | Removed | 1998 Whitechapel | ||
® | Tenor | 10-1-9 | 12-1-2 | 40½" | F♯ | 1869 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Removed | 1998 Whitechapel |
Bellframes |
Frame | Bells | Year | Maker | Material | Truss(es) | Local Layout | |||
1 | All bells | 1884 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Oak | 8.3 |
Inscriptions |
Earlier bells |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Date | Founder | Retuned | Fate | |
Treble (of 8) | 4-0-23 | 26" | 1884 | Mears & Stainbank | Never | Recast 1885 | |
2nd (of 8) | 4-3-11 | 27½" | 1884 | Mears & Stainbank | Never | Recast 1885 | |
Tenor (of 6) | 1677 | John & Christopher Hodson | Never | Recast 1869 |
History |
1637 | Present 4th, 6th and 7th cast. | ||
1677 | Tenor and treble (of 6) cast by John & Christopher Hodson. | ||
1698 | 3rd (of 6) recast by James Bartlett. | ||
1837 | Spire erected. | ||
1869 | Tenor recast. Stahlschmidt reported that 2 trebles were added by Mears & Stainbank at this time to make 8 by Mears & Stainbank. This is disputed by the Whitechapel Bell Foundry. | ||
1885 | 2 Trebles recast by Mears & Stainbank. | ||
1951 | Bells rehung on ball bearings. | ||
1959 | Bells unringable for 9 monhths while repairs to the tower were made involving the removal of much oak in a dangerous condition and the structure was reinforced by steel girders and brick. | ||
1971 | 7th rehung on a new headstock. | ||
1978 | Tenor rehung on a new headstock. | ||
1998 | Bells retuned and rehung by Whitechapel. |
Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 1 April 2016 |