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WATERINGBURY, St John the Baptist |
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DETAILS OF THE BELLS |
Bell Weight
(noted by Taylors
1860)Weight
(prior to retuning
1949)Weight
(after retuning
1949)Diameter Cast Founder 1
3-1-4 3-0-18 3-0-10 24" 1859 George Mears & Co. 2
4-0-8 3-3-10 3-2-20 26" 1859 George Mears & Co. 3
4-2-19 4-1-15 4-1-2 28" 1859 George Mears & Co. 4
5-2-14 5-1-18 5-0-22 30¾" 1831 Thomas Mears II 5
6-2-20 6-0-27 6-0-0 32½" 1831 Thomas Mears II 6
- 7-2-16 7-1-19 34¾" 1886 Mears & Stainbank The tower notice gives the tenor as 7-1-14.
INSCRIPTIONS |
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EARLIER BELLS |
Bell Weight
(noted by Taylors
1860)Diameter
(Stahlschmidt)Cast Founder 6 (of 6)
7-3-8 36" 1831 Thomas Mears II
| 6. | T MEARS OF LONDON FECIT 1831 |
HISTORY |
1831 Back 3 bells cast by Thomas Mears. 1859 Front 3 bells cast by George Mears. 1860 Taylor records say: "Wateringbury, Kent: Taylor Job book 1844-1860 (at back, with notes on bells by other founders etc) 1-3 by Mears 1859, others by T. Mears 1831, weights 3-1-14, 4-0-8, 4-2-19, 5-2-14, 6-2-20, 7-3-8." They were spying on the opposition! 1885 Spire destroyed by fire, which also cracked the tenor. 1886 Spire rebuilt and tenor recast by Mears & Stainbank. 1949 Bells retuned and rehung on ball bearings.
