| |
|
|
Halstead, St Margaret
 Photo: Dickon Love, Jan 2005
|
♫ Sound clip of the single bell.(Dickon R Love, 29 Jan 2005) |
Details of the Bells |
| Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Retuned |
| Single Bell | 5 cwt approx. | 29½" | C♯ | 1612 | William Carter, Whitechapel | Never |
Inscriptions |
|
How the bells are tuned |
|
Prior to 1845 |
| Bell | Weight (most recent) |
Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Retuned | Fate |
| 1612 | William Carter | Never | Scrapped 1845 | ||||
| 1612 | William Carter | Never | Scrapped 1845 | ||||
| 1612 | William Carter | Never | Scrapped 1845 | ||||
| 1612 | William Carter | Never | Scrapped 1845 |
History |
| 1609 | Church (which was the chapel of Halstead Park) was rebuilt and equipped with 4 bells (according to Hasted). | ||
| 1612 | Up to 4 new bells cast by William Carter, probably the ones given by Sir Thomas Watson. | ||
| 1846 | 3rd Jan | Whitechapel Daybook notes:- Revd. Edward Heawood, To Cash for 2 old bells, 3-3-18 and 6-3-20 (together 10-3-2 gross, 10-2-20 nett) £39.17.0. Another note claims the first bell was 3-3-10. | |
| 1880 | Present church built (on a different site). | ||
| 1897 | Church enlarged. |
Gallery |
A close up of the bell hanging in the gable end. Photo: Dickon Love, 29 Jan 2005 |
A print, dated 1838, of the original church. The tower used to contain a ring of 5 bells. Photo: |
| Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 1 April 2016 |