Hayes, St Mary the Virgin
Photo: Dickon Love, Apr 2004 |
♫ Sound clip of the ring of bells.(Dickon R Love, 1 Apr 2004) |
Details of the Bells |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
® | Treble | 4-0-10 | 26½" | F♯ | 1882 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Conventional | Never | |
® | 2 | 4-3-0 | 28¼" | E | 1882 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Conventional | Never | |
® | 3 | 5-1-9 | 30¼" | D | 1882 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Conventional | Never | |
® | 4 | 5-3-21 | 30⅞" | C♯ | 1900 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Doncaster | Never | |
® | 5 | 6-3-27 | 33" | B | 1900 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Doncaster | Never | |
® | Tenor | 8-1-26 | 35" | A | 1900 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Doncaster | Never |
Bellframes |
Position |
Frame | Bells | Year | Maker | Material | Truss(es) | Local Layout | |||
Lower tier | 1 | 1,2,3 | Timber | |||||||
Upper tier | 2 | 4,5,6 | Cast iron |
Inscriptions |
Earlier bells |
Bell | Diameter | Date | Founder | Retuned | Fate | |
4th | 31" | 1832 | Thomas Mears II | Never | Recast in 1900 | |
5th | 33½" | 1670 | John Hodson | Never | Recast in 1900 | |
Tenor | 37" | 1602 | Robert Mot | Never | Recast in 1900 |
History |
1552 | Record of 3 bells in the tower. | ||
1602 | Tenor (of 3) recast by Robert Mot. | ||
1670 | Middle bell recast by John Hodson. | ||
1832 | Treble (of 3) recast by Thomas Mears II. | ||
1856 | -62 | Tower restored by Sir G.G.Scott. | |
1861 | Spire rebuilt. | ||
1882 | 3 trebles added to augment the ring to 6. | ||
1900 | The back 3 bells were recast and the ring rehung by Mears & Stainbank. | ||
1931 | Bells rehung by Mears & Stainbank. | ||
1963 | Bells rehung by Mears & Stainbank. |
Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 1 April 2016 |