Bapchild, St Laurence
Photo: Richard Offen, Mar 2006 |
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Details of the Bells |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
® | Single Bell | 5-0-17 | 29½" | D♯ | 1900 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Doncaster | Never |
Bellframes |
Frame | Bells | Year | Maker | Material | Truss(es) | Local Layout | |||
1 | All bells | Timber |
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3.1 |
Inscriptions |
Prior to 1900 |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Date | Founder | Retuned | Fate | |
Single bell | 6-0-0 | 30" | Mid 16th Cent | William Oldfield | Never | Recast 1900 |
History |
c | 1250 | 13th Cent: Tower built, later to hold 3 bells. | |
c | 1540 | Bell cast by William Oldfield. | |
c | 1800 | Prior to 1800, 2 of the 3 bells were "disposed of by Churchwardens to defray the expense of repairs". | |
1887 | Stahlschmidt records the Oldfield bell. | ||
1900 | The remarkable remaining bell was recast by Mears & Stainbank, but the inscription and marks were not reproduced on its successor. | ||
2014 | Work by Chris Trafford allowed the bell to be rung full circle again. |
Gallery |
Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 23 March 2022 |