Downe, St Mary the Virgin
♫ Sound clip of the ring of bells.(Dickon R Love, 1 Apr 2004) |
Details of the Bells |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
® | Treble | 4-2-2 | 27¼" | E | 1903 | John Taylor & Co., Loughborough | Flat | Never | |
® | 2 | 5-1-5 | 29" | D | 1903 | John Taylor & Co., Loughborough | Flat | Never | |
® | 3 | 6-1-26 | 32½" | C | William Dawe, London | Removed | 1903 John Taylor & Co | ||
® | 4 | 8-2-20 | 35½" | B | William Dawe, London | Removed | 1903 John Taylor & Co | ||
® | 5 | 9-1-12 | 36½" | A | 1903 | John Taylor & Co., Loughborough | Flat | Never | |
® | Tenor | 10-0-1 | 39½" | G | 1511 | John Tonne | Removed | 1903 John Taylor & Co |
Bellframes |
Frame | Bells | Year | Maker | Material | Truss(es) | Local Layout | |||
1 | All bells | 1903 | John Taylor & Co., Loughborough | Metal |
Inscriptions |
History |
1385 | -1418 | Present 3rd and 4th cast by William Dawe. | |
1511 | Tenor cast by John Tonne. | ||
1552 | Record of 3 bells in the tower. [1] | ||
c | 1887 | Stahlschmidt recorded 3 bells in the tower, saying that there used to be 4. | |
1903 | Old 3 bells tuned and 3 bells added by John Taylor. | ||
1998 | A loose gudgeon on the 3rd was repaired by John Taylor, who also replaced the bearings. | ||
2000 | The bearings on bells 4, 5 and 6 were replaced by John Taylor. |
[1] | Item iij bells of brass suted in the steple and one saincts bell of brasse and ij hand bells for procession, and a sacryng bell of bras. (Edwardian Inventory, 1552) |
Elsewhere in the Parish |
High Elms, High Elms Clock House Single clock bell |
Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 1 April 2016 |