Herne, St Martin
Photo: Richard Offen, 2007 |
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Details of the Bells |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | (As supplied) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
® | Treble | 4-1-7 | 27¼" | F | 2011 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | Flat | Never | ||
® | 2 | 4-2-11 | 28" | E | 2011 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | Flat | Never | ||
® | 3 | 5-0-10 | 29¾" | D | 1724 | Samuel Knight, Southwark | Conventional | 2011 Whitechapel | ||
® | 4 | 5-2-22 | 31⅝" | C | 1737 | Samuel Knight, Southwark | Conventional | 2011 Whitechapel | ||
® | 5 | 6-3-21 | 6-3-22 | 34¹⁄₁₆" | B♭ | 1868 | Robert Stainbank, Whitechapel | Removed | 2011 Whitechapel | |
® | 6 | 8-2-10 | 36⅞" | A | 1621 | Joseph Hatch, Ulcombe, Kent | Removed | 2011 Whitechapel | ||
® | 7 | 9-3-19 | 39⅝" | G | 1781 | William Chapman, Whitechapel | Removed | 2011 Whitechapel | ||
® | Tenor | 12-2-5 | 13-3-12 | 43¼" | F | 1867 | Robert Stainbank, Whitechapel | Removed | 2011 Whitechapel |
Bellframes |
Frame | Bells | Year | Maker | Material | Truss(es) | Local Layout | |||
1 | All bells | Samuel Knight, Southwark | Timber | 6 |
Inscriptions |
Previous bells. |
Bell | Date | Founder | Retuned | Fate | |
3rd | 1624 | Joseph Hatch | Never | Recast in 1868 | |
5th | 1638 | Joseph Hatch | Never | Recast in 1781 | |
Tenor | 1624 | Joseph Hatch | Never | Recast in 1867 |
History |
1310 | Parish created out of the vast ancient parish of Reculver. At this time the old saxon chapel was given the present tower. | ||
1621 | 2nd (of 4) recast by Joseph Hatch. | ||
1624 | Treble and tenor (of 4) recast by Joseph Hatch. | ||
1638 | 3rd (of 4) recast by Joseph Hatch. | ||
1724 | Treble (of 6) cast by Samuel Knight. The existing timber frame was probably installed at this time. | ||
1737 | 2nd (of 6) cast by Samuel Knight. | ||
1867 | Tenor recast by Robert Stainbank. | ||
1868 | 3rd recast by Robert Stainbank. | ||
1905 | Frame strengthened, bells quarter turned and rehung by Mears & Stainbank. | ||
1923 | Bells repaired by Mears & Stainbank. | ||
1982 | 2nd clapper repaired. | ||
2011 | 2 bells added to augment the ring to 8 by Whitechapel. The Hatch bell was found to be cracked and was welded and all of them were tuned. The bellframe was adapted and strengthened and bells rehung by Whites of Appleton. Traces of an older bellframe were discovered in the frame, which was ordered to be conserved. The new octave was dedicated on 4th December by the Bishop of Dover. |
Gallery |
The treble of 6 (now 3rd of 8) with some improvised repairs to replace the cast in staple and broken canon. Photo: Brian Butcher, 2005 |
Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 1 April 2016 |