| |
|
|
Little Chart, St Mary the Virgin (New Church)
 Photo: Dickon Love, Mar 1992
|
♫ Sound clip of the ring of bells.(Mark Chittenden-Pile) |
Details of the Bells |
| Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
| ® | Treble | 2-2-20 | 22½" | G♯ | 1956 | John Taylor & Co., Loughborough | Flat | Never | |
| ® | 2 | 3-0-11 | 23⅞" | F♯ | 1956 | John Taylor & Co., Loughborough | Flat | Never | |
| ® | 3 | 3-0-23 | 24⅞" | E | 1956 | John Taylor & Co., Loughborough | Flat | Never | |
| ® | 4 | 3-1-18 | 25⅞" | D♯ | 1956 | John Taylor & Co., Loughborough | Flat | Never | |
| ® | 5 | 4-1-19 | 28¼" | C♯ | 1956 | John Taylor & Co., Loughborough | Flat | Never | |
| ® | Tenor | 6-0-21 | 31¹⁵⁄₁₆" | B | 1956 | John Taylor & Co., Loughborough | Flat | Never | |
| ꓕ | Ell. Chimed | ¾ cwt approx. | 10¹¹⁄₁₆" | 1850 | John Warner & Sons | Never | |||
| ꓕ | Clock | 2 cwt approx. | 20⁷⁄₁₆" | 1872 | John Taylor & Co., Loughborough | Never |
Inscriptions |
|
History |
| 1944 | The old church was destroyed by a doodlebug on 16 Aug. The cracked bells were rescued and stored beside a railway line. The tenor was subsequently stolen. | ||
| 1945 | The bells were removed from the tower of the old church and stored by the railway line from where the 4th was stolen. The belfry stage of the tower was then largely demolished. | ||
| 1955 | The 5 surviving bells were taken to John Taylor & Co., Loughborough. The new church and tower were completed. | ||
| 1956 | 6 new bells were cast from the metal of the 5 remaining old bells and hung in a new tower in the new church by John Taylor. The clock bell was also brought from Calehill (which was being demolished) and hung. The service bell was also installed, neither by Taylor's. The Service of Consecration of the new church and new bells was conducted by Archbishop Geoffrey Fisher on 29 Sept. |
Gallery |
The belfry. Photo: Andrew Johnson, Aug 2005 |
The belfry. Photo: Andrew Johnson, Aug 2005 |
The clock bell hung dead from the ceiling. This bell was originally from Calehill. Photo: Andrew Johnson, Aug 2005 |
The small Warner bell hung dead on the floor. Photo: Andrew Johnson, Aug 2005 |
| Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 1 April 2016 |