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Detling, St Martin

Photo: Richard Offen

  • Single bell for swing chiming with lever
  • Tenor: 3½ cwt approx.
  • Formerly ring of 3. 2 bells sold leaving 1 remaining.
  • Grid Ref: TQ792581
  • Frame: Timber frame for 3 bells.
  • Denomination: Church of England
    Diocese (Anglican): Canterbury
    Archdeaconry (Anglican): Maidstone

Details of the Bells
Bell Weight
(most recent)		Diameter Note Date Founder Canons Retuned
҂ 1 3½ cwt approx.27" 1603 Joseph Hatch, Ulcombe, Kent

҂  - Hung for swing chiming

Inscriptions

History
1603 Bell cast by Joseph Hatch.
c 1862 2 of the 3 bells were removed (according to Stahlschmidt) to raise funds to repair the church.
1974 Bell rehung by Whitechapel by Harry Parkes, whose language at the access was "picturesque"! [1]
[1] Verbal recollection to Dickon Love. (David Cawley)

Gallery

Photo enhanced to show the bell.
Photo: Frank Lewis 2007

Photo: Frank Lewis 2007

Photo: Frank Lewis 2007


Photo: Frank Lewis 2007
One of the empty pits.
Photo: Frank Lewis 2007
The view up the inside of the spire.
Photo: Frank Lewis 2007


Photo: Frank Lewis 2007

Photo: Frank Lewis 2007

Photo: Frank Lewis 2007


Photo: Frank Lewis 2007

Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent Page updated: 1 April 2016