WALTHAM, St Bartholomew |
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DETAILS OF THE BELLS |
Bell
Weight
(old untuned 4)Weight
Diameter
Pitch
(prior to retuning)Pitch
(after retuning)Cast
Founder
1
4-1-2 F sharp F sharp 2000
John Taylor & Co.
2
4-3-12 E E 2000
John Taylor & Co.
3
4-3-0
4-2-27 29"
D sharp D 1631
Joseph Hatch
4
5-2-4
5-2-4 307/8"
C sharp C sharp 1631
Joseph Hatch
3
6-3-6
6-3-6 33"
B B. 1602
Joseph Hatch
4
8-2-17
8-2-2 3615/16"
A A. 1631
Joseph Hatch
INSCRIPTIONS |
| 1. | [vines] | ||||
| REJOICE IN THE LORD VALERIE JENKINSON CHURCHWARDEN A. D. 2000 |
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| 2. | [vines] | ||||
| GLORY TO GOD PAMELA COX CHURCHWARDEN A. D. 2000 |
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| 3. | ioseph hatch made me 1631 | ||||
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HISTORY |
1602
Bell cast by Joseph Hatch - believed to be his earliest known bell. Note that this bell bears Thomas Hatch's stamp!
1631
3 more bells cast by Joseph Hatch forming bells 1, 2 and 4 around the 1602 bell.
1996
28th July Bells last rung, following which they were condemned as unringable.
1997
Appeal launched to rehang the bells in a new frame, preserving the old frame, the work to be undertaken by Hayward-Mills Associates.
1999
Bells removed from the tower. Owing to the large workload of the bell foundries at this time, the bells were not restored in time for the Millennium celebrations of 1st January, 2000. 2000
29th June Two new bells were cast to augment the ring to 6. The plan was initially to create a ring of 6 in the Lydian Mode, however, the parish decided to retune the existing bells such that a diatonic 6 could be produced. 2000
23rd Dec. Rehanging of the remodelled ring of six was completed and the bells were first rung, just in time for Christmas. 2001
24th Feb. The new ring was dedicated.
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(l-r) Third, second and treble bells in the old frame. |
The tenor bell prior to restoration.
The bells arrive from Loughborough on a lorry - the old 4 and the shiny new trebles. |
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| The new second sitting at the base of the tower. |
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The new treble sitting at the base of the tower. |
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The Thomas Hatch stamp on the 5th (actually cast by Joseph Hatch). |
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