Goodnestone, Holy Cross
Photo: Richard Offen, 2007 |
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Details of the Bells |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
® | Treble | 4-2-26 | 27" | F | 1935 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Flat | Never | |
® | 2 | 4-3-17 | 29" | E♭ | 1912 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Doncaster | Never | |
® | 3 | 5-1-11 | 32½" | D♭ | 1821 | Thomas Mears II | Conventional | Never | |
® | 4 | 6-0-6 | 32½" | C | 1912 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Doncaster | Never | |
® | 5 | 8-0-19 | 36⅞" | B♭ | 1912 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Doncaster | Never | |
® | Tenor | 11-2-12 | 40" | A♭ | 1708 | Matthew Bagley, Cripplegate | Removed | Never |
Bellframes |
Frame | Bells | Year | Maker | Material | Truss(es) | Local Layout | |||
1 | All bells | 1912 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Metal | 6.1 |
Inscriptions |
Earlier bells |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Retuned | Fate | |
Treble (of 4) | C | Mid 16th Cent. | William Oldfield | Never | Recast in 1812 | |||
2nd (of 4) | 7-2-0 | 34" | B | Ancient | Unknown | Recast in 1912. | ||
3rd (of 4) | 8-2-7 | 36" | B♭ | 1628 | Joseph Hatch | Never | Recast in 1912 |
Prior to 1812 |
Bell | Date | Founder | Fate |
History |
c | 1550 | Bell cast by William Oldfield (later treble of 4). | |
1628 | 3rd (of 4) cast by Joseph Hatch. These were a minor 4. | ||
1708 | Tenor recast by Matthew Bagley. | ||
1758 | Record of 4 bells in the tower. [1] | ||
1821 | Treble (of 4) recast by Thomas Mears. | ||
1912 | 2nd and 3rd (of 4) recast and treble added to turn the minor 4 into a diatonic 5, all the bells were retuned and rehung by Mears & Stainbank in a new timber frame for six bells. | ||
1935 | Treble added to make 6 by Mears & Stainbank. | ||
1999 | Tower reopened after a few years following restoration to the stonework. |
[1] | This Church is very neat, and consists of the Great and North Chancells, The Body, and The North Isle. In an Handsome Tower, at the W.End of The Body, are 4 Bells, thus inscribed. 1*. Ihe Sancta Maria. 2. Joseph Hatch made Me. 1628. 3. No Inscription. 4**. Math. Bagley of London, Fecit. Steven Church, Tho. Morris, Church Wardens. *This Bell has the Impression of Both Sides of a Groat of Henry 8 impressd upon it, as also The Prince’s Feathers, and Motto, viz. ICH DIEN. **This Bell has no Date; but appears to be a new one. (Rev’d Bryan Faussett, 1758) |
Gallery |
Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 1 April 2016 |