West Farleigh

WEST FARLEIGH, All Saints

	3 bells
	Tenor 5-1-20 in C
	Grid Ref. TQ715535
	Maidstone District
	Frame: timber
	Retuning: Never subsequently retuned
	Ground Floor

DETAILS OF THE BELLS

Bell Weight Diameter Cast Founder

1

3╛ cwt approx.

23.8"

1655

William Hatch

2

4╜ cwt approx.

30.4"

1705

Samuel Newton & John Peele

3

5-1-20

30.6"

1887

Mears & Stainbank

INSCRIPTIONS

1.	william hatch made me 1655

2.	JOHN JOHNSON CHURCH WARDEN в
	SAM в NEWTON AND в J PEELE MADE MEE ввввв
3.	MEARS & STAINBANK FOUNDERS LONDON
	GIVEN BY RICHARD WHITEHEAD JUBILEE YEAR 1887

HISTORY

17th Cent. A bell was cast by Thomas Palmar ?II later (or at the time) forming the middle bell of the 3.

1655 Present treble cast.

1705 Present 2nd cast. At the time it represented the tenor of a ring of 3, each bell with an interval of a semitone.

1887 The middle bell was scrapped and a new tenor was cast by Mears & Stainbank which was a tone below the existing tenor. Thus a diatonic ring was formed.

PHOTOGRAPHS

The inscription "hatch" on the treble created from a wax mould.

The tenor.

The treble.

The Newton & Peele middle bell.

Bell	Weight	Diameter	Cast	Founder
1	3╛ cwt approx.	23.8"	1655	William Hatch
2	4╜ cwt approx.	30.4"	1705	Samuel Newton & John Peele
3	5-1-20	30.6"	1887	Mears & Stainbank

17th Cent.	A bell was cast by Thomas Palmar ?II later (or at the time) forming the middle bell of the 3.
1655	Present treble cast.
1705	Present 2nd cast. At the time it represented the tenor of a ring of 3, each bell with an interval of a semitone.
1887	The middle bell was scrapped and a new tenor was cast by Mears & Stainbank which was a tone below the existing tenor. Thus a diatonic ring was formed.