Upchurch, St Mary the Virgin
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Details of the Bells |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
® | Treble | 4-2-7 | 28¾" | D♯ | 1866 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Removed | 1923 Alfred Bowell | |
® | 2 | 5-0-8 | 29⅞" | C♯ | 1637 | John Wilnar, Borden, Kent | Removed | 1923 Alfred Bowell | |
® | 3 | 5-3-23 | 31⅜" | B | 1632 | John Wilnar, Borden, Kent | Removed | 1923 Alfred Bowell | |
® | 4 | 7-2-0 | 34⅛" | A♯ | John Harding, London | Removed | 1923 Alfred Bowell | ||
® | 5 | 9-2-18 | 37½" | G♯ | 1862 | George Mears & Co., Whitechapel | Removed | 1923 Alfred Bowell | |
® | Tenor | 12-1-14 | 40⁷⁄₁₆" | F♯ | 1862 | George Mears & Co., Whitechapel | Removed | 1923 Alfred Bowell |
Bellframes |
Frame | Bells | Year | Maker | Material | Truss(es) | Local Layout | |||
1 | All bells | 1923 | Alfred Bowell, Ipswich | Steel |
Inscriptions |
Earlier bells |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Date | Founder | Fate | |
5th (of 6?) | 9-3-14 | Unknown | Recast 1862. | ||
Tenor (of 6?) | Unknown | Recast 1862. |
History |
c | 1550 | Bell cast by John Harding (now the present 4th). | |
1632 | Present 3rd cast. | ||
1637 | Present 2nd cast. | ||
1862 | Present 5th and 6th cast. | ||
1866 | Present treble cast. | ||
1891 | Bells rehung. | ||
1925 | Bells retuned (without much success) and rehung in a new frame by Alfred Bowell. [1] | ||
1960 | Ringing stopped as the tower was deemed to be unsafe. | ||
1966 | Bells made ringable again. |
[1] | 1925 Oct: To rehanging the six bells £230. Chiming apparatus £12. Total £242. Paid cq. on a/c £125 17 Oct 1925. cq. £113 12 Nov 1925. [Balance £4 noted as "discount". Account marked "settled".] 1931 30 Sept: To one best bell ropes & postage £1-2-0. Paid by cq. 27 Oct 1931. (Bowell records) |
Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 1 April 2016 |