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Little Chart, St Mary the Virgin (New Church)
 Photo: Dickon Love, Mar 1992
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♫ Sound clip of the ring of bells.(Mark Chittenden-Pile) |
Details of the Bells |
| Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Retuned | |
| Clock | 2 cwt approx. | 20⁷⁄₁₆" | 1872 | John Taylor & Co., Loughborough | Never | ||
| Ell. Chimed | ¾ cwt approx. | 10¹¹⁄₁₆" | 1850 | John Warner & Sons | Never | ||
| Treble | 2-2-20 | 22½" | G♯ | 1956 | John Taylor & Co., Loughborough | Never | |
| 2 | 3-0-11 | 23⅞" | F♯ | 1956 | John Taylor & Co., Loughborough | Never | |
| 3 | 3-0-23 | 24⅞" | E | 1956 | John Taylor & Co., Loughborough | Never | |
| 4 | 3-1-18 | 25⅞" | D♯ | 1956 | John Taylor & Co., Loughborough | Never | |
| 5 | 4-1-19 | 28¼" | C♯ | 1956 | John Taylor & Co., Loughborough | Never | |
| Tenor | 6-0-21 | 31¹⁵⁄₁₆" | B | 1956 | John Taylor & Co., Loughborough | Never |
Inscriptions |
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History |
| 1944 | 16th Aug. | The old church was destroyed by a doodlebug. The cracked bells were rescued and stored beside a railway line. The tenor was subsequently stolen. | |
| 1956 | 29th Sept. | Service of Consecration of the new church and new bells, conducted by Archbishop Geoffrey Fisher. |
Gallery |
| Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 1 April 2016 |