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Molash, St Peter
 Photo: Richard Offen, 2007
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Details of the Bells |
| Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Retuned | ||
| ҂ | 1 | 7-0-23 | 33⅞" | 1608 | Joseph Hatch, Ulcombe, Kent | Never |
Inscriptions |
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Prior to c.1770 |
| Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Date | Founder | Retuned | Fate | |
| Treble (of 3) | 6¼ cwt approx. | 32" | Unknown | Mediaeval. Sold c. 1770. | |||
| Tenor (of 3) | 9 cwt approx. | 37" | 1622 | Joseph Hatch | Never | Sold c. 1770. |
History |
| 1552 | Record of 3 bells in the tower. | ||
| 1608 | Middle bell recast by Joseph Hatch. | ||
| 1622 | Tenor recast. | ||
| 1757 | Record of 3 bells in the tower. [1] | ||
| c | 1770 | The upper stage of the tower was rebuilt: the tenor and treble (of 3) were sold. | |
| 1887 | Stahlschmidt only recorded one bell in the tower. | ||
| 2002 | The staple was drilled out; the medieval clapper received a new top end; the headstock, gudgeons & bearings were replaced with refurbished 1887/1935 Warner/Mears ones from Hernhill 7th: the only new items were the independent crown staple & chiming lever. The bell was refurbished by Taylors and rehung to be chimed by lever by the KCACR. (It was not tuned: English Heritage were even unhappy about the crown staple coming out!) |
| [1] | This Church consists only of a Body and Chancell, both Tyled. At the West End is the Steeple wch. has a *Shingled Spire, and 3 Small Bells, with ye following Inscription. 1. Sancte Martine, ora pro Nobis. 2**. Joseph Hatch Made Me 1622. [He doesn’t give No. 3] (Rev’d Bryan Faussett, 1757) |
Gallery |
The bell at John Taylor's works in Loughborough in 2002. Photo: Andrew Higby, John Taylor Bellfounders |
| Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 30 March 2020 |