Egerton, St James
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Details of the Bells |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
® | Treble | 4-1-11 | 26½" | E | 1927 | Alfred Bowell, Ipswich | Never | ||
® | 2 | 5 cwt approx. | 38¾" | D | 1759 | Lester & Pack, Whitechapel | Never | ||
® | 3 | 5½ cwt approx | 30½" | C | 1602 | Joseph Hatch, Ulcombe, Kent | Never | ||
® | 4 | 6 cwt approx. | 33" | B | 1759 | Lester & Pack, Whitechapel | Never | ||
® | 5 | 7½ cwt approx | 35½" | A | 1717 | John Waylett, Cripplegate | Never | ||
® | Tenor | 10 cwt approx. | 39" | G | 1602 | Joseph Hatch, Ulcombe, Kent | Never |
Bellframes |
Frame | Bells | Year | Maker | Material | Truss(es) | Local Layout | |||
1 | All bells | 1759 | John Foster, Egerton |
Inscriptions |
Earlier bell |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Date | Founder | Retuned | Fate | |
Treble | 3-3-16 | 27" | 1759 | Lester & Pack | Never | Recast 1927 |
History |
1468 | Tower built. | ||
1552 | Record of 5 bells. [1] | ||
1602 | 2nd and tenor (of 5) recast by Jospeh Hatch. | ||
1717 | 4th (of 5) recast by John Waylett. | ||
1759 | Treble and 3rd (of 5) recast and treble added to make 6 by Lester & Pack. Bells rehung in a new timber frame by John Foster of Egerton. | ||
1908 | Clappers refurbished. | ||
1927 | Bells rehung and treble recast by Alfred Bowell. | ||
1935 | Bellhangers at work. | ||
2003 | Investigation of a radio mast installation led to the discovery of the bells having been rehung without anyone knowing, including the Diocese, as no faculty was obtained. |
[1] | Item in the stepyll v bellys Item a bell over the quier (No doubt the Sanctus bell.) .... hand bells. (Edwardian Inventory, 1552) |
Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 1 April 2016 |