Cuxton, St Michael & All Angels
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Details of the Bells |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | (As received in 1964) | (As invoiced in 1866) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
® | Treble | 3-2-8 | 25" | F♯ | 1964 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Flat | Never | |||
® | 2 | 3-3-12 | 4-0-0 | 4-1-5 | 26¾" | E | 1866 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Removed | 1964 Mears & Stainbank | |
® | 3 | 4-1-25 | 4-2-6 | 4-3-26 | 28⅝" | D | 1866 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Removed | 1964 Mears & Stainbank | |
® | 4 | 5-1-3 | 5-1-25 | 5-2-22 | 30¾" | C♯ | 1866 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Removed | 1964 Mears & Stainbank | |
® | 5 | 6-0-15 | 6-1-4 | 6-2-14 | 32⅞" | B | 1866 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Removed | 1964 Mears & Stainbank | |
® | Tenor | 7-1-21 | 7-2-26 | 8-0-8 | 35½" | A | 1866 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Removed | 1964 Mears & Stainbank |
Bellframes |
Position |
Frame | Bells | Year | Maker | Material | Truss(es) | Local Layout | |||
Single level | 1 | 2,3,4,5,6 | 1866 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | ||||||
Single level | 1.1 | 1 | 1964 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel |
Inscriptions |
Prior to 1866. |
Bell | Date | Founder | Retuned | Fate | |
Treble | 1395-1420 | William Wodewarde | Never | ||
Tenor | 1589 | Giles Reve | Never |
History |
1395 | -1420 | Bell cast by William Wodeward. | |
1589 | Bell cast by Giles Reve. | ||
1866 | The cracked Reve and Wodeward bells were recast into a ring of 5 by Mears & Stainbank. | ||
1887 | Record of 3 bells in the tower, although 2 were cracked and the other disappeared some years earlier. | ||
1964 | Treble added and frame extended by Mears & Stainbank. |
Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 1 April 2016 |