Cheriton, St Martin
Photo: Richard Offen, 2005 |
♫ Sound clip of the ring of 8 before they were retuned in 2011.() |
Details of the Bells |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | (As supplied) | (As received 2011) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
® | Treble | 2-2-20 | 2-3-15 | 2-3-14 | 23" | A♭ | 1923 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Doncaster | 2011 John Taylor & Co | |
® | 2 | 3-0-12 | 3-0-19 | 3-0-16 | 23½" | G | 1923 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Doncaster | 2011 John Taylor & Co | |
® | 3 | 3-0-21 | 3-1-20 | 3-1-20 | 24⅝" | F | 1881 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Removed | 2011 John Taylor & Co | |
® | 4 | 3-2-5 | 4-0-8 | 4-0-7 | 26⅜" | E♭ | 1881 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Removed | 2011 John Taylor & Co | |
® | 5 | 4-0-25 | 4-2-10 | 4-2-9 | 28⅜" | D♭ | 1881 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Removed | 2011 John Taylor & Co | |
® | 6 | 4-2-7 | 4-3-25 | 4-3-24 | 29½" | C | 1881 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Removed | 2011 John Taylor & Co | |
® | 7 | 5-0-13 | 5-3-23 | 5-3-16 | 31⅜" | B♭ | 1881 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Removed | 2011 John Taylor & Co | |
® | Tenor | 6-2-8 | 7-1-5 | 7-1-0 | 34⅜" | A♭ | 1881 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Removed | 2011 John Taylor & Co | |
Sanctus | ½ cwt approx. | 13" approx. | B | 1869 | John Warner & Sons | Never |
Bellframes |
Position |
Frame | Bells | Year | Maker | Material | Truss(es) | Local Layout | |||
Lower tier | 1 | 2,3,5,6,7,8 | 1881 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Cast iron, Oak |
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Upper tier | 2 | 1,4,Clock | 1923 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Steel |
Inscriptions |
Earlier ring of 4 |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Date | Founder | Retuned | Fate | |
Treble | 3-3-0 | 27" | 1634 | Joseph Hatch | Never | Recast 1881 | |
2nd | 4-2-14 | 29½" | 1634 | Joseph Hatch | Never | Recast 1881 | |
3rd | 6-0-26 | 31½" | 1607 | Joseph Hatch | Never | Recast 1881 | |
Tenor | 8-1-4 | 34¾" | 1418-1440 | Richard Hill | Never | Recast 1881 |
History |
1400 | -1450 | Bell cast by Richard Hille. | |
1552 | Record of 3 bells in the tower. [1] | ||
1607 | Joseph Hatch cast a bell a tone above the Hille bell. | ||
1634 | 2 trebles cast by Joseph Hatch - now comprises a ring of 4. | ||
1759 | Record of 4 bells. [2] | ||
1799 | Record of 4 bells in the tower. [3] | ||
1869 | John Warner cast a bell for St Martin's School. | ||
1881 | Bells recast into a ring of 6 by Mears & Stainbank. | ||
1903 | Bells rehung with new fittings in a new frame. | ||
1923 | Ring augmented with 2 Mears & Stainbank trebles. | ||
1933 | Back 6 rehung by Mears & Stainbank. | ||
1976 | Tenor clapper renewed. | ||
1990 | The bell from the St Martin's Church of England Primary School was hung as clock bell in the tower. | ||
2011 | Bells retuned by John Taylor Bellfounders and who rearranged the bells to improve the ringing circle. The tower work was done by the Kent CACR. |
[1] | Item a iij bells in the steple. "Sold", ij hand-bells. (Edwardian Inventory, 1552) |
[2] | "In the Tower, which is at the West End, hang 4 Bells thus Inscribed. 1. Joseph Hatch made Me. 1632. 2. Joseph Hatch made Me. 1632. 3. Joseph Hatch made Me. 1607. 4. Sit Nomen Domini benedictum." (Rev’d Bryan Faussett, 1759) |
[3] | The church, which is dedicated to St. Martin, is built of sand-stone, and consists of two isles and two chances, having a tower steeple at the west end, in which are four 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: 29 May 2023 |