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Harrietsham, St John the Baptist
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Details of the Bells |
| Bell | Weight (most recent) | (Prior to retuning) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
| ® | Treble | 4-0-8 | 4-0-27 | 26¾" | G | 1742 | Thomas Lester, Whiechapel | Removed | 1926 Mears & Stainbank | |
| ® | 2 | 4-1-8 | 4-1-22 | 26⅞" | F♯ | 1926 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Flat | Never | |
| ® | 3 | 4-2-22 | 5-1-6 | 28" | E | 1952 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Flat | Never | |
| ® | 4 | 5-2-16 | 6-0-16 | 31" | D | 1742 | Thomas Lester, Whiechapel | Conventional | 1926 Mears & Stainbank | |
| ® | 5 | 6-1-1 | 6-1-21 | 32⅛" | C | 1742 | Thomas Lester, Whiechapel | Conventional | 1926 Mears & Stainbank | |
| ® | 6 | 6-2-6 | 6-3-21 | 33⅝" | B | 1926 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Flat | Never | |
| ® | 7 | 8-2-8 | 9-0-8 | 36½" | A | 1742 | Thomas Lester, Whiechapel | Conventional | 1926 Mears & Stainbank | |
| ® | Tenor | 12-2-12 | 12-3-13 | 41" | G | 1885 | Thomas Lester, Whiechapel | Doncaster | 1926 Mears & Stainbank |
Bellframes |
| Frame | Bells | Year | Maker | Material | Truss(es) | Local Layout | |||
| 1 | All bells | 1742 | Thomas Lester, Whiechapel | Timber |
Inscriptions |
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Of the original ring of 8 |
| Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Date | Founder | Retuned | Fate | |
| 2nd (of 8) | 1742 | Thomas Lester | Never | Recast in 1744 | |||
| 2nd (of 8) | 4-1-22 | 27½" | 1744 | Thomas Lester | Never | Recast in 1926 | |
| 3rd (of 8) | 4-3-27 | 29" | 1742 | Thomas Lester | Never | Recast in 1952 | |
| 6th (of 8) | 6-3-21 | 33½" | 1742 | Thomas Lester | Never | Recast in 1926 | |
| Tenor (of 8) | 12½ cwt approx. | 41½" | 1742 | Thomas Lester | Never | Recast in 1885 |
Recast in 1744 |
| Bell | Date | Founder | Fate |
History |
| 1742 | Ring of 8 cast by Thomas Lester and hung by Robert Bottle. | ||
| 1743 | In March, the new ring of 8 was opened by an aged band of ringers from the Lenham and Leeds, led by James Barham. [1] | ||
| 1744 | 2nd recast by Thomas Lester. | ||
| 1885 | Tenor recast by John Warner. | ||
| 1926 | 2nd and 6th recast, the remainder were retuned and rehung by Mears & Stainbank. | ||
| 1952 | 3rd recast by Mears & Stainbank. |
| [1] | Longevity. ln March 1743, the new peal of eight bells at Harrietsham, was opened for ringing from the ringers were instituted the companies of Lenham and Leeds ringers; of these there are now living: Samuel Grayland, aged 83 ; John Freeland, 87, Abraham Barham, 82, Thomas Barham, 76, and James Barham, 73; their united ages amounting to 406 years. James Barham has rung, in Kent and Sussex, many more than 100 peals, of not less than 5040 changes in each, and called the bobs to most of them. (Kentish Gazette, Fri 11 Jan 1799) |
Articles
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Recent Peals The most recent performances, according to BellBoard.
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Recent Quarter Peals The most recent performances, according to BellBoard.
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Full list of peals on Bellboard here |
Full list of quarters on Bellboard here |
| Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 1 April 2016 |