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Hinxhill, St Mary
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Details of the Bells |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
® | 2 | 8 cwt approx. | 34⅞" | 1634 | Joseph Hatch, Ulcombe, Kent |
Inscriptions |
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History |
c | 1450 | A pair of 15th century bell were cast. Neither bell bore an inscription. | |
1552 | Record of 3 bells in the tower ("Item iij gret bells and ij smalle hand bells). [1] | ||
1634 | A bell was recast by Joseph Hatch. | ||
1758 | Record of 3 bells in the tower. [2] | ||
1798 | Record of 3 bells in the tower. [3] | ||
1895 | Bells rehung with new fittings in a new frame by Samuel B. Goslin. | ||
1974 | A recommendation was made for the 2 bells to be hung dead as they were unsafe to ring full circle. This never happened. |
[1] | Item iij gret bells and ij smalle hand bells. (Edwardian Inventory, 1552) |
[2] | "This Church consists of the Great, and North Chancells, The Body, and a North Isle; In The Steeple hang 3 Bells, 2 of which have no Inscription; the third: Joseph Hatch Me fecit. 1634." (Rev’d Bryan Faussett, 1758) |
[3] | The church, which is dedicated to St. Mary, is a small building, consisting of two isles and two chancels, having a low spire steeple at the west end, in which are three bells. ('The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent. Vol 7', Edward Hasted) |
Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 28 March 2020 |