Ulcombe

ULCOMBE, All Saints

	6 bells
	Tenor 14cwt approx. in F
	Grid Ref. TQ846498
	Maidstone District
	Frame: 1913 Day (of Eye) for 8 bells.
	Retuning: Never subsequently retuned
	Upstairs Ringing Room
	PEALS

DETAILS OF THE BELLS

Bell Weight Diameter Cast Founder

1

4˝ cwt approx

28¹/2"

1757

Lester & Pack

2

5˝ cwt approx

30"

1632

Joseph Hatch

3

6ž cwt approx

32⁷/8"

1632

Joseph Hatch

4

8˝ cwt approx

35"

1632

Joseph Hatch

5

12˝ cwt approx

38¹/4"

1640

William Hatch

6

14 cwt approx.

42¹/4"

1757

Lester & Pack

INSCRIPTIONS

1.
	THE FOUNDER ME HAS PLAY’D HIS PART : WICH SHEWS HIM MASTER OF HIS ARTR SO HANG ME WELL AND RING ME TRUE AND I WILL SOUND YOUR PRAISES DUE LESTER & PACK OF LONDON FECIT 1757
2.	ioseph hatch made me W H 1632

3.	ioseph hatch made me W H 1632

4.	ioseph hatch made me W H 1632

5.	WILLIAM HATCH MADE ME C P R N C W 1640

6.	THE REV^D W^M BELL : RECTOR : GEO^E MERRIAM & JA^S HOPE : CH : WARDENS 1757 LESTER & PACK FECIT

HISTORY

1632

3 bells (at least) cast by Joseph Hatch.

1640

Present 5th cast.

1757

Present tenor and treble recast or added by Lester & Pack.

1897

2 treble bells were due to be added to make 8, but they never were.

1913

Bells rehung by Day from Eye, Suffolk, in a frame for 8.

1	4˝ cwt approx	28¹/2"	1757	Lester & Pack
2	5˝ cwt approx	30"	1632	Joseph Hatch
3	6ž cwt approx	32⁷/8"	1632	Joseph Hatch
4	8˝ cwt approx	35"	1632	Joseph Hatch
5	12˝ cwt approx	38¹/4"	1640	William Hatch
6	14 cwt approx.	42¹/4"	1757	Lester & Pack

1632		3 bells (at least) cast by Joseph Hatch.
1640		Present 5th cast.
1757		Present tenor and treble recast or added by Lester & Pack.
1897		2 treble bells were due to be added to make 8, but they never were.
1913		Bells rehung by Day from Eye, Suffolk, in a frame for 8.