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Chalk, St Mary


  • 6 bells hung for full circle ringing
  • Tenor: 5-2-17 in C.
  • Grid Ref: TQ683725
  • Rung from: Upstairs Ringing Room
  • Frame: 1922 Alfred Bowell, made of timber and designed for 6 bells
  • Denomination: Church of England
    Diocese (Anglican): Rochester
  • Kent County Association of Change Ringers District: Rochester
  • Building Listed Grade: II* Click for Heritage details.
  • Peals rung at the tower

Details of the Bells

Bell Weight
(most recent)
Diameter Note Date Founder Canons Retuned
® Treble 2-3-2123" A 1998 Whitechapel Bell Foundry Flat Never
® 2 3-0-1124" G 1997 Whitechapel Bell Foundry Flat Never
® 3 3-3-426" F 1997 Whitechapel Bell Foundry Flat Never
® 4 3-2-2127¾" E 1634 John Wilnar, Borden, Kent Removed 1998 Whitechapel
® 5 4-3-929⅛" D 1348 Thomas de Weston Removed Never
® Tenor 5-2-1732⅛" C 1634 John Wilnar, Borden, Kent Removed 1998 Whitechapel

®  - Hung for full circle ringing

Bellframes

Frame Bells Year Maker Material Truss(es) Local
Layout
1 All bells 1922 Alfred Bowell, Ipswich Oak
6.1

How the bells are tuned

History

c 1348 Bell cast by Thomas de Weston.
1634 John Wilnar cast 2 bells around the 1348 bell (forming bells 1 and 3 of 3).
1819 16th February Records say "Redsale, for tolling the bells from 12 o'clock till eight at night, being the day of Internment of [King] George the 3rd., 3s"
1837 8th July Records show payment to "Thos Venner for tolling the bells for the funeral of His late Majesty King William the Fourth."
1922 Bells rehung in a new frame for 6 by Alfred Bowell (rehanging work begun 3rd Oct and finished 10th Oct). Bowell removed the canons from the bells despite being expressly instructed not to by the Architect, Mr Weir. This led to a Consistory Court hearing at 3:30pm on 10th Feb 1923.
1998 3 trebles added, all 6 bells being rehung by Whitechapel. They were tuned to the 5th (which was untuned).

Articles

  • "St Mary's, Chalk, Kent", Cluett, F A (The Ringing World) 12 November 1976


  • Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent Page updated: 1 April 2016