Harbledown, St Michael & All Angels
Photo: Richard Offen, 2006 |
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Details of the Bells |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
҂ | 1 | 3¼ cwt approx. | 26½" | 1603 | Joseph Hatch, Ulcombe, Kent | Conventional | Never | ||
҂ | 2 | 4½ cwt approx. | 29⅝" | 1670 | Thomas Palmar I | Never | |||
҂ | 3 | 6 cwt approx. | 32¾" | 1450 | William Chamberlain | Conventional | Never |
Bellframes |
Frame | Bells | Year | Maker | Material | Truss(es) | Local Layout | |||
1 | All bells | Timber |
Inscriptions |
History |
c | 1450 | Bell cast by William Chamberlain (tenor of 3). The present frame was constructed. | |
1603 | Bell cast by Joseph Hatch (treble of 3). | ||
1670 | Bell cast by Thomas Palmar I (middle of 3). | ||
1758 | Record of 3 bells in the tower. [1] | ||
1851 | The old ringing gallery was done away with and the bells were then rung from the ground floor. | ||
1962 | Bells rehung for swing chiming (with full circle wheels) by Mears & Stainbank. |
[1] | This Church consists only of the Chancell and Body. The Steeple which is low, stands at the West End, in which hang 3 Bells thus inscribed. 1. Joseph Hatch made Me, 1613 (as it seems). 2. .../1670. 3. Sancta Katherina, ora pro Nobis. (Rev’d Bryan Faussett, 1758) |
Elsewhere in the Parish |
Canterbury, Kent College Chapel Single bell hung for swing chiming with lever |
Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 1 April 2016 |