Stansted, St Mary
Photo: Richard Offen, 2006 |
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Details of the Bells |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
® | Treble | 3-0-4 | 23⁵⁄₁₆" | G♯ | 1992 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | Flat | Never | |
® | 2 | 3-1-0 | 24⅛" | F♯ | 1992 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | Flat | Never | |
® | 3 | 3-1-3 | 25⅝" | E | 1992 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | Flat | Never | |
® | 4 | 3-3-3 | 27" | D♯ | c1499 | London "Balcombe Shield" | 1992 Whitechapel | ||
® | 5 | 4-3-10 | 30" | C♯ | 1882 | John Warner & Sons | Removed | 1992 Whitechapel | |
® | Tenor | 5-3-21 | 32½" | B | 1656 | William Hatch | 1992 Whitechapel |
Bellframes |
Frame | Bells | Year | Maker | Material | Truss(es) | Local Layout | |||
1 | All bells | 1992 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry |
Inscriptions |
History |
1418 | -1440 | Bell cast by John Walgrave (later treble of 3). | |
1656 | Tenor cast by William Hatch. | ||
1882 | Middle bell (of 3) recast by John Warner. | ||
1992 | Bells retuned and rehung in a new frame with 3 new treble bells (to make 6) by Whitechapel. |
Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 1 April 2016 |