Patrixbourne, St Mary
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Details of the Bells |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
® | 1 | 4 cwt approx. | 26½" | 1664 | Thomas Palmar I | Never | |||
® | 2 | 4½ cwt approx. | 29" | 1325 | William le Belyetere, Canterbury | Never | |||
® | 3 | 4-2-25 | 30" | 1664 | Thomas Palmar I | Never |
Inscriptions |
History |
c | 1325 | Middle bell cast by William le Belyetere (who may have cast all three originally). | |
1664 | Treble and Tenor recast by Thomas Palmar. The parish registers contain a note of this and mentions the weights 329 and 333 Q respectively (whatever this means). | ||
1757 | Record of 3 bells in the tower. [1] |
[1] | The Steeple, in which hang 3 Small Bells, is on ye South Side also, between the Side Isle and Vestry; and is cover’d with an handsome shingled Spire. (Rev’d Bryan Faussett, 1757) |
Gallery |
Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 1 April 2016 |