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1566 |
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Record of 3 bells in the tower. |
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1589 |
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Record of 4 bells in the tower. |
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1624 |
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Tenor recast and bells repaired. There was a record of 5 bells in the tower. The tenor bore the name of its donor "Sir Humphrey Tufton". |
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1729 |
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Bells augmented to 6 with the addition of a treble by subscription, probably cast by Samuel Knight. |
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1766 |
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The poor 4th bell (of 6) was replaced with the old 2nd (of 4) at Selling as it was a much better match. Selling at this point had a new ring of 6 cast. |
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1767 |
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W. Potter (?John Potter, bellhanger) was paid for the work of the previous year (payment dated June). |
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1774 |
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Thomas Sweetlove was contracted to rehang the bells. The work was started before the parish decided to have them recast. The bells went up to London in June. |
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1775 |
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The new ring of 6 returned from London - a very quick turnaround. They were cast by Pack & Chapman (dated 8 Sept). |
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1793 |
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Zechariah Cozens noted the inscriptions on the ring of 6 bells and gave some notes as to the history of the bells. [1] |
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1886 |
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Tenor recast and bells rehung in a new timber frame by John Warner. |
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1890 |
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Octave completed with 2 trebles in the adapted frame. |
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1920 |
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The frame for the 2nd and 3rd was replaced with a new cast iron frame by Mears & Stainbank. |
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1936 |
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Rehung by Mears & Stainbank when the tower was restored. |
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1979 |
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7th recast by Whitechapel after efforts to find a suitable replacement bell failed. |
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2003 |
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Treble and 2nd recast. The remainder retuned and all rehung with completely new fittings in the existing 2 tier frame. They were first rung on 15th December and dedicated on 25th January the following year. |
The tenor. Photo: Dickon R Love, 27 Nov 2023 |
The tenor. Photo: Dickon R Love, 27 Nov 2023 |
The 3rd. Photo: Dickon R Love, 27 Nov 2023 |
The lower pine frame. Photo: Dickon R Love, 27 Nov 2023 |
The upper cast iron frame. Photo: Dickon R Love, 27 Nov 2023 |
The 5th. Photo: Dickon R Love, 27 Nov 2023 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 27 Nov 2023 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 27 Nov 2023 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 27 Nov 2023 |
The 2nd. Photo: Dickon R Love, 27 Nov 2023 |
The 3rd. Photo: Dickon R Love, 27 Nov 2023 |
The 4th. Photo: Dickon R Love, 27 Nov 2023 |
The 3rd. Photo: Dickon R Love, 27 Nov 2023 |
Bells 2 and 3. Photo: Dickon R Love, 27 Nov 2023 |
The 7th. Photo: Dickon R Love, 27 Nov 2023 |
The 6th. Photo: Dickon R Love, 27 Nov 2023 |
The 7th. Photo: Dickon R Love, 27 Nov 2023 |
The 4th. Photo: Dickon R Love, 27 Nov 2023 |
The treble. Photo: Dickon R Love, 27 Nov 2023 |
The treble. Photo: Dickon R Love, 27 Nov 2023 |
The treble. Photo: Dickon R Love, 27 Nov 2023 |
The 2nd. Photo: Dickon R Love, 27 Nov 2023 |
The tenor. Photo: Dickon R Love, 27 Nov 2023 |