Cooling, St James
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Details of the Bells |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
® | Treble | 4¾ cwt approx. | 27½" | 1675 | John Hodson, Whitechapel | ||||
® | 2 | 6¼ cwt approx. | 30½" | 1641 | John Palmar I | ||||
® | Tenor | 6¾ cwt approx. | 31½" | 1651 | Michael Darbie |
Bellframes |
Frame | Bells | Year | Maker | Material | Truss(es) | Local Layout | |||
1 | All bells | Timber |
Inscriptions |
History |
1614 | Bell cast by John Palmer I (middle of 3). | ||
1651 | Bell cast by Michael Darbie (tenor of 3). | ||
1675 | Bell cast by John Hodson (treble of 3). | ||
1885 | Chancel restored. | ||
1888 | Nave restored. | ||
1976 | Church declared redundant, having been a chapel of ease in the parish of Cliffe-at-Hoo. | ||
1978 | May | Church vested in the Redundant Churches Fund (now Churches Conservation Trust). |
Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 1 April 2016 |