Woodnesborough, St Mary the Virgin
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Details of the Bells |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
ꓕ | 1 | 1676 | John & Christopher Hodson, Whitechapel | ||||||
ꓕ | 2 | 33¾" | 1909 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | |||||
ꓕ | 3 | 35⅞" | 1909 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | |||||
ꓕ | 4 | 1676 | John & Christopher Hodson, Whitechapel | ||||||
ꓕ | 5 | 14 cwt approx. | 1676 | John & Christopher Hodson, Whitechapel |
Prior to 1909 |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Date | Founder | Retuned | Fate | |
2nd (of 5) | 7-0-19 | 34" | 1676 | John & Christopher Hodson | Never | Recast 1909 | |
3rd (of 5) | 8-2-0 | 36" | 1676 | John & Christopher Hodson | Never | Recast 1909 |
History |
1676 | A new ring of 5 was cast by John & Christopher Hodson. | ||
1759 | Faussett recorded the 5 bells in the tower, but gave them the date 1667 rather than 1676 (in error). [1] | ||
1795 | Record of 5 bells in the tower. [2] | ||
1800 | Hasted describes the tower but not the bells. [3] |
[1] | This Church consists of The Chancell, Body, and 2 Side Isles. The Steeple, which has a very handsome Spire, lately built, stands at The West End. In which hang 5 heavy Bells, all made by John Hodson, in ye Year 1667. (Rev’d Bryan Faussett, 1759) |
[2] | On the rise of the hill stands the Church, a decent structure of three ailes and a chancel, with a square tower at the West end, crowned with a cupula, containing five bells, each bearing the following inscription: Christopher Hodson, John Hodson made me 1676. Richard Pordage, Richard Neame, Church Wardens. (Zechariah Cozens, 1795) |
[3] | The church, which is dedicated to St. Mary, consists of a nave, and two isles, having a square tower steeple at the west end, with a modern wooden turret and vane at the top of it, in which are five bells, made in 1676. it had a high spire on the tower, which was taken down some years ago. ('The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent. Vol 10', Edward Hasted) |
Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 1 April 2016 |