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Egerton
 

Egerton, St James


  • 6 bells hung for full circle ringing
  • Tenor: 10 cwt approx. in G.
  • Grid Ref: TQ908475
  • Anticlockwise
  • Rung from: Upstairs Ringing Room
  • Frame: 1759 John Foster of Egerton, made of timber.
  • Denomination: Church of England
    Diocese (Anglican): Canterbury
    Archdeaconry (Anglican): Ashford
  • Kent County Association of Change Ringers District: Ashford
  • Building Listed Grade: I Click for Heritage details.
  • Peals rung at the tower

Details of the Bells

Bell Weight
(most recent)
Diameter Note Date Founder Canons Retuned
® Treble 4-1-1126½" E 1927 Alfred Bowell, Ipswich Never
® 2 5 cwt approx.38¾" D 1759 Lester & Pack, Whitechapel Never
® 3 5½ cwt approx30½" C 1602 Joseph Hatch, Ulcombe, Kent Never
® 4 6 cwt approx.33" B 1759 Lester & Pack, Whitechapel Never
® 5 7½ cwt approx35½" A 1717 John Waylett, Cripplegate Never
® Tenor 10 cwt approx.39" G 1602 Joseph Hatch, Ulcombe, Kent Never

®  - Hung for full circle ringing

Bellframes

Frame Bells Year Maker Material Truss(es) Local
Layout
1 All bells 1759 John Foster, Egerton

Inscriptions

Earlier bell

Bell Weight
(most recent)
DiameterDateFounderRetunedFate
Treble3-3-1627"1759Lester & PackNeverRecast 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