Burmarsh, All Saints
Photo: Richard Offen, 2004 |
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Details of the Bells |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
® | Treble | 4-0-19 | 27" | E♯ | 1926 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Flat | Never | |
® | 2 | 4-3-26 | 28½" | D♯ | 1899 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Doncaster | Never | |
® | 3 | 5-1-0 | 29" | C♯ | William Burford, Aldgate | Conventional | Never | ||
® | 4 | 6-2-20 | 35½" | B♯ | William Burford, Aldgate | Conventional | Never | ||
® | 5 | 7-3-3 | 37½" | A♯ | 1926 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Flat | Never | |
® | Tenor | 9-3-12 | 39" | G♯ | 1899 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Doncaster | Never | |
҈ | Old 4th (of 5) | 8-0-10 | 35⅞" | A | John Danyell, London (itinerant) | Never |
Bellframes |
Frame | Bells | Year | Maker | Material | Truss(es) | Local Layout | |||
1 | All bells | 1899 | Timber |
Inscriptions |
How the bells are tuned |
History |
1371 | -1392 | 2 bells cast by William Burford. | |
c | 1450 | Bell cast by John Danyell as a tenor to the two already present. | |
1552 | Record of 3 bells in the tower. [1] | ||
1799 | Record of 3 bells. [2] | ||
1899 | A new treble and tenor were cast by Mears & Stainbank to augment the ring to 5. All 5 bells were rehung in a new timber frame. | ||
1926 | Danyell bell replaced with a new bell by Mears & Stainbank (now the 5th). A new treble was also cast to make 6. Bells rehung by Mears & Stainbank. | ||
1931 | Tenor rehung by Mears & Stainbank. | ||
1965 | -1969 | Bells rehung on ball bearings by Brian Butcher in drips and drabs. | |
1974 | Cracked Danyell bell which had stood outside the church, was resited inside the church. |
[1] | Item iij bells in the steple. (Edwardian Inventory, 1552) |
[2] | The church, which is dedicated to All Saints, is handsome, consisting of one isle and a chancel, having a tower at the west end, which, as well as the isle, is embattled. In it are three bells. ('The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent. Vol 8', Edward Hasted) |
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Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 5 September 2021 |