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Canterbury, St Thomas the Martyr Chapel upon Eastbridge
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Details of the Bells |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
҂ | Single bell | 0-2-22 | c. 14" | 1842 | Thomas Mears II | Never |
Inscriptions |
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Prior to 1842 |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Date | Founder | Retuned | Fate | |
Single bell | 0-2-3 | 14" | 1727 | Samuel Knight | Never | Recast 1842. |
Given and hung in 1585 |
Bell | Date | Founder | Retuned | Fate | |
Single bell | 1554 | William Oldfield | Never | Recast, probably 1727 |
History |
1190 | The Foundation of the Hospital of St Thomas. | ||
1552 | Record of a burial bell, a small bell and 2 bells in the belfry. [1] | ||
1554 | A new sanctus bell was cast by Wiliam Oldfield for the Cathedral. | ||
1585 | The Dean & Chapter made a gift of the sanctus bell to Eastbridge. | ||
1727 | The bell was recast, almost certainly by Samuel Knight, who cast the Cathedral bells at the time. | ||
1842 | The bell was recast by Thomas Mears II at a cost of £3. [2] | ||
1887 | Stahlschmidt records no bell. This must have been a mistake. | ||
2004 | Bell reported as still being at the hospital but no longer used. |
[1] | Item a buryall bell and a small bell. Item ij bells in the belfrey. (Edwardian Inventory, 1552) |
[2] | Canterbury, East Bridge Hospital, Kent: Daybook 5 February 1842 - bell 0-2-22, clapper. Old bell 0-2-3. Nett cost £3. (Whitechapel Day Book) |
Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 25 September 2020 |