Broomfield, St Margaret
Photo: Richard Offen, 2005 |
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Details of the Bells |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
® | Treble | 2-1-9 | 21" | A♯ | 2016 | John Taylor & Co., Loughborough | Flat | Never | |
® | 2 | 2-1-19 | 22" | G♯ | 2014 | John Taylor & Co., Loughborough | Flat | Never | |
® | 3 | 2-2-4 | 23" | F♯ | 1898 | John Warner & Sons | Conventional | ||
® | 4 | 3-1-3 | 25⅝" | E♯ | Unknown | Conventional | |||
® | 5 | 3-2-13 | 26¾" | D♯ | 1663 | William Hatch | Conventional | ||
® | Tenor | 3-3-2 | 27⁷⁄₁₆" | C♯ | 1879 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Conventional |
Bellframes |
Position |
Frame | Bells | Year | Maker | Material | Truss(es) | Local Layout | |||
Lower tier | 1 | 4,5,6 | 1880 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Timber | 3.1 |
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Upper tier | 2 | 1,2,3 | 2015 | Local | Timber |
Inscriptions |
How the bells are tuned |
Prior to 1879 |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Date | Founder | Retuned | Fate | |
Tenor (of 3) | 3-3-19 | 1579 | Anthony Wakefield | Never | Recast 1879 |
History |
c | 1450 | Present 4th cast. | |
1579 | Former tenor cast, founder thought to be A. Wakefield. | ||
1663 | Present 5th cast. | ||
1799 | Hasted makes no mention of bells. [1] | ||
1879 | Tenor recast by Mears & Stainbank. | ||
1880 | Bells rehung in a new timber frame by Mears & Stainbank. | ||
2015 | The ring of 3 was augmented with two trebles by John Taylor & Co. The treble was a newly cast bell, while the 2nd came from Ewood Park, Blackburn, having been donated by the Keltek Trust. The complete new section of Frame was a gift from the parish with donations to cover the cost of the oak needed coming from residents who wanted to help the project be completed and was constructed by Chris Saunders over several months in prefabricated form before being installed. | ||
2016 | The ring of 5 was augmented to 6 with the addition of a new treble. |
[1] | No mention of bells. ('The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent. Vol 8', Edward Hasted) |
Gallery |
The belfry before the ring of 3 was augmented. Photo: Christopher J Cooper, 2000 |
The bells are rung from the ground floor just inside the west door. Photo: Dickon R Love, 2017 |
Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 15 April 2020 |