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Elmsted, St James the Great
 Photo: Graham Heath, Jun 2007
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Details of the Bells |
| Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Retuned | |
| Treble | 4 cwt approx. | 27¼" | E | 1721 | John Waylett, Cripplegate | Never | |
| 2 | 4¾ cwt approx | 28⅜" | D | 1721 | John Waylett, Cripplegate | Never | |
| 3 | 6 cwt approx. | 30⅞" | C | 1721 | John Waylett, Cripplegate | Never | |
| 4 | 6¼ cwt approx | 32½" | B | 1721 | John Waylett, Cripplegate | Never | |
| 5 | 7¼ cwt approx | 34½" | A | 1721 | John Waylett, Cripplegate | Never | |
| Tenor | 11 cwt approx. | 39¼" | G | 1783 | Chapman & Mears, Whitechapel | Never |
Inscriptions |
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Earlier bell |
| Bell | Weight (most recent) |
Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Retuned | Fate |
| Treble (of 6) | 1721 | John Waylett | Never | Recast in 1783 |
History |
| 1552 | Record of 4 bells. [1] | ||
| 1721 | Ring of 6 cast by John Waylett. | ||
| 1757 | Record of 6 bells in the tower. [2] | ||
| 1783 | Tenor recast. | ||
| 1799 | Record of 6 bells. [3] | ||
| 1880 | Bells rehung at the expense of Sir J. W. Honywood, Bart. which allowed the first ringing on the bells for many years. | ||
| 1903 | Bells rehung, frame strengthened and fittings repaired by Mears & Stainbank. | ||
| 1917 | Bells condemned as unringable. | ||
| c | 1950 | Last known ringing on the bells. | |
| 1985 | Ellacombe apparatus installed by the K.C.A. |
| [1] | Item iiij bells in the steple and iiij small hand bells. (Edwardian Inventory, 1552) |
| [2] | "The Bells are 6 in Number and are all of a late Date (cast, as I find since by John Waylet abt. 1721)." (Rev’d Bryan Faussett, 1757) |
| [3] | The church, which is dedicated to St. James, is a handsome building, consisting of three isles and three chancels, having a low pointed wooden steeple at the west end, in which are six bells. ('The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent. Vol 8', Edward Hasted) |
| Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 1 April 2016 |