Alkham, St Anthony of Pamiers
Photo: Dickon Love |
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Details of the Bells |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
® | Treble | 4 cwt approx. | 26¼" | E | 1683 | John Hodson, Whitechapel | Conventional | Never | |
® | 2 | 5 cwt approx. | 29" | D♯ | 1683 | John Hodson, Whitechapel | Conventional | Never | |
® | 3 | 5-2-14 | 31¼" | C♯ | 1873 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Conventional | Never | |
® | Tenor | 7 cwt approx. | 31⅛" | B | 1683 | John Hodson, Whitechapel | Conventional | Never |
Bellframes |
Frame | Bells | Year | Maker | Material | Truss(es) | Local Layout | |||
1 | All bells | 1873 | Timber |
Inscriptions |
Earlier bells |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Retuned | Fate | |
3 (of 4) | 5-1-22 | 31⅛" | C♯ | 1683 | John Hodson | Never | Recast 1873 |
History |
1552 | Record of 3 bells in the tower. [1] | ||
1683 | Ring of 4 cast by John Hodson. | ||
1759 | Record of 4 bells in the tower. [2] | ||
1799 | Edward Hasted recorded 3 bells in the tower. Perhaps the 3rd was unhung at the time. [3] | ||
1873 | 3rd recast and bells rehung in a new timber frame by Mears & Stainbank. | ||
1961 | Bells rehung by Mears & Stainbank in the old frame, |
[1] | Item in the stepyll there iij bells. (Edwardian Inventory, 1552) |
[2] | "This Church consists of The Great and North Chancells, Body, and South Isle. In The Tower, which is cap’t by a low Spire, hang 4 Bells, all cast by John Hodson, 1683." (Rev’d Bryan Faussett, 1759) |
[3] | "The church, which is dedicated to St. Anthony the Martyr, is a handsome building, consisting of three isles and two chancels, having a tower steeple, with a low pointed turret on it, in which hang three bells." ("The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent. Vol 8", Edward Hasted,) |
Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 1 April 2016 |