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Cliffe at Hoo
 

Cliffe at Hoo, St Helen


  • 8 bells hung for full circle ringing
  • Tenor: 13-2-10 in E♭.
  • Grid Ref: TQ735766
  • Complete ring cast at the same time
  • Rung from: Upstairs Ringing Room
  • Denomination: Church of England
    Diocese (Anglican): Rochester
  • Kent County Association of Change Ringers District: Rochester
  • Building Listed Grade: I Click for Heritage details.
  • Peals rung at the tower

Details of the Bells

Bell Weight
(most recent)

(As supplied)
Diameter Note Date Founder Canons Retuned
® Treble 6-1-126-3-530¾" E♭ 1860 John Taylor & Co., Loughborough Removed 2006 John Taylor & Co
® 2 6-1-96-2-2032" D 1860 John Taylor & Co., Loughborough Removed 2006 John Taylor & Co
® 3 6-3-07-0-2633⅜" C 1859 John Taylor & Co., Loughborough Removed 2006 John Taylor & Co
® 4 7-2-88-0-1935⅜" B♭ 1859 John Taylor & Co., Loughborough Removed 2006 John Taylor & Co
® 5 7-3-158-2-037½" A♭ 1859 John Taylor & Co., Loughborough Removed 2006 John Taylor & Co
® 6 9-0-259-2-2139" G 1859 John Taylor & Co., Loughborough Removed 2006 John Taylor & Co
® 7 10-1-1411-1-1642" F 1859 John Taylor & Co., Loughborough Removed 2006 John Taylor & Co
® Tenor 13-2-1014-2-1846⅜" E♭ 1859 John Taylor & Co., Loughborough Removed 2006 John Taylor & Co

®  - Hung for full circle ringing

Bellframes

Frame Bells Year Maker Material Truss(es) Local
Layout
1 All bells

Inscriptions

Prior to 1859.

Bell Weight
(most recent)
DiameterDateFounderRetunedFate
Treble (of 6)5-0-1530.5"1670John & Christopher HodsonNeverRecast 1859.
2nd (of 6)5-3-431½"1630Joseph HatchNeverRecast 1859.
3rd (of 6)6-3-2133⅝"c.1585Giles ReveNeverFounder ? Recast 1859.
4th (of 6)10-1-737½"1630Joseph HatchNeverRecast 1859.
5th (of 6)12-1-940½"1615Joseph HatchNeverRecast 1859.
Tenor (of 6)15-2-1245"1675John & Christopher HodsonNeverRecast 1859.

History

c 1585 Bell cast by a founder thought to be Giles Reve. This was destined to become the 3rd of a ring of 6.
1615 A bell was cast or recast by Joseph Hatch destined to be the 5th of 6.
1630 Two bells were cast or recast by Joseph Hatch, destined to be 2nd and 4th of 6.
1670 A bell was cast or recast by Hodson destined to become the treble of 6.
1675 A bell was cast or recast by Hodson being the tenor of the 6.
1859 The ring of 6 was recast by John Taylor.
1860 2 trebles added by John Taylor. These  bells represent one of the earliest examples of a ring of 8 with independent crown staples from the start.
1923 Bells rehung by Alfred Bowell. He removed the hexagonally formed canons to the crowns (put there to facilitate turning). [1]
2006 Bells retuned and rehung in the existing frame by Taylor, Eayre & Smith.
[1] To rehanging the eight bells and reconstructing the framework £190. To new chiming apparatus and fiing complete £15. Total £205. Paid cq. On a/c £150 29 March. Cq. £55 21 Jan 1924. (Bowell records, 1923 March)

Pages from the John Taylor Bellfounders archive


Cliffe at Hoo, Kent - 1859, summary book (JT 6-1-3-1 p.213)
Photo: Thanks to C J Pickford

Cliffe at Hoo, Kent - 1859, summary book (JT 6-1-3-1 p.214)
Photo: Thanks to C J Pickford

Cliffe at Hoo, Kent - 1859, summary book (JT 6-1-3-1 p.215)
Photo: Thanks to C J Pickford

Peal Boards

Timber Performance Board dated 1866
26 Dec 1866: 5040 Grandsire Triples

Photo: Jeremy Clitheroe, 7 July 2018

Timber Performance Board dated 1985
01 Jun 1985: 5040 Plain Bob Triples (25th anniversary of the ordination of the Rector, Rev'd Donald Silcock.)

Photo: Jeremy Clitheroe, 7 July 2018



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