Eastling, St Mary
Photo: Richard Offen, 2005 |
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Details of the Bells |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
® | Treble | 3¾ cwt approx | 25½" | F | 1793 | Thomas Mears I, Whitechapel | Conventional | Never | |
® | 2 | 4 cwt approx | 26³⁄₁₆" | E♭ | 1717 | Richard Phelps, Whitechapel | Conventional | Never | |
® | 3 | 4¾ cwt approx. | 28⅛" | D | 1717 | Richard Phelps, Whitechapel | Conventional | Never | |
® | 4 | 5 cwt approx | 29¾" | C | 1717 | Richard Phelps, Whitechapel | Conventional | Never | |
® | 5 | 6½ cwt approx | 32⅜" | B♭ | 1717 | Richard Phelps, Whitechapel | Conventional | Never | |
® | Tenor | 8 cwt approx. | 35⅝" | A♭ | 1717 | Richard Phelps, Whitechapel | Conventional | Never |
Bellframes |
Frame | Bells | Year | Maker | Material | Truss(es) | Local Layout | |||
1 | All bells | Timber |
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6.5 |
Inscriptions |
How the bells are tuned |
History |
1717 | Present back 5 cast. The frame is probably from this date and given that it was for 6 bells, it is likely that 6 bells were cast. | ||
1793 | Present treble cast (probably recast). | ||
1961 | 7th June | John Taylor & Co reported on the bells noting that the 4th was cracked in the soundbow and the tenor in the head. An estimate for restoration work was given for £1,450. | |
1977 | 6th April | The KCACR reporting on the bells, noting the 2 cracked bells. They recommended that the back 3 be recast into a new front 3 to produce a 4cwt ring in D. | |
1986 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry reported 4 of the bells to be cracked (2nd, 4th, 5th and tenor). |
Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 1 April 2016 |