Wouldham

WOULDHAM, All Saints

	6 bells
	Tenor 11-3-18 in G
	Grid Ref. TQ713644
	Rochester District
	Frame: ?
	Retuning: Never subsequently retuned
	Ground Floor in Detached Tower
	Peals

DETAILS OF THE BELLS

Bell Weight Diameter Cast Founder

1

4-3-21

28⅞"
1899
Mears & Stainbank

2
4-2-14
29"
1624
Joseph Hatch

3
6-0-21
32˝"
1899
Mears & Stainbank

4
7-0-2
33⅞"
1624 Joseph Hatch

5
9-2-9
37⅝"
1624 Joseph Hatch

6
11-3-18
42˝"
1899
Mears & Stainbank

INSCRIPTIONS

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EARLIER BELLS

Bell	Weight	Diameter	Cast	Founder	Fate
2 (of 4)	5-2-4	31ž"	1624	Joseph Hatch	Recast 1899

2.

io∫eph hatch made me 1624

HISTORY

1552	Record of 3 bells in the tower.
1624	Ring of 4 was cast by Joseph Hatch.
1899	Treble and tenor added by Mears & Stainbank to make 6.
1958	Ringing resumed after approximately 20 years.
1970	Tenor rehung on ball bearings by the locals.
1983	Headstock on the 4th split while the locals were trying to teach themslves to ring.
1993	Temporary repairs were amde to the 4th and a new slider was fitted to the 5th to allow the bells to be rung again.