Wouldham, All Saints
Photo: Richard Offen, 2007 |
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Details of the Bells |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
® | Treble | 4-3-21 | 28⅞" | E | 1899 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | |||
® | 2 | 4-2-14 | 29" | D | 1624 | Joseph Hatch, Ulcombe, Kent | |||
® | 3 | 6-0-21 | 32½" | C | 1899 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | |||
® | 4 | 7-0-2 | 33⅞" | B | 1624 | Joseph Hatch, Ulcombe, Kent | |||
® | 5 | 9-2-9 | 37⅝" | A | 1624 | Joseph Hatch, Ulcombe, Kent | |||
® | Tenor | 11-3-18 | 42½" | G | 1899 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel |
Inscriptions |
Prior to 1899 |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Retuned | Fate | |
2nd (of 4) | 5-3-4 | 31¾" | C | 1624 | Joseph Hatch | Never | Recast 1899 to note B. |
History |
1552 | Record of 3 bells in the tower. [1] | ||
1624 | Ring of 4 was cast by Joseph Hatch. | ||
1899 | Treble and tenor added by Mears & Stainbank to make 6. | ||
1958 | Ringing resumed after approximately 20 years. | ||
1970 | Tenor rehung on ball bearings by the locals. | ||
1983 | Headstock on the 4th split while the locals were trying to teach themslves to ring. | ||
1993 | Temporary repairs were made to the 4th and a new slider was fitted to the 5th to allow the bells to be rung again. |
[1] | Item there remaynet thre bells in the stepull. And a sants bell ye is bassellyd awaye by Mr Jhon mon beeng then person. (Edwardian Inventory, 1552) |
Elsewhere in the Parish |
Wouldham, Cement Co. Single bell |
Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 1 April 2016 |