Bell Tower - St Mary Church - Upchurch - Kent - UK
Posted by: 
dave-harris
N 51° 22.590 E 000° 38.861
31U E 336288 N 5694320
There are 6 bells in the church tower at Upchurch. The tower is unusal as in it is a shape of an octagonal 'candle snuffer' sitting on top of a square pyramyd.
Waymark Code: WMT7F6
Location: South East England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/08/2016
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The first bell wwas hung in this church in 1632 with new bells added over the years, the newest dating fron 1866.
Loves guide to the church bells shows:
Bell....Weight...Diameter......Note...Date........Founder
Tenor...12-1-14....407/16"...F#.....1862.......George Mears & Co. Whitechapel
5........9-2-18......37½"......G#.....1862......George Mears & Co. Whitechapel
4........7-2-0.......34?"......A#...................John Harding, London
3........5-3-23......31?"......B......1632........John Wilnar, Borden, Kent
2........5-0-8.......29?"......C#.....1637.......John Wilnar, Borden, Kent
Treble..4-2-7.......28¾"......D#.....1866.......Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel
Some history of these bells is:
1550 Bell cast by John Harding (now the present 4th).
1632 Present 3rd cast.
1637 Present 2nd cast.
1862 Present 5th and 6th cast.
1866 Present treble cast.
1891 Bells rehung.
1925 Bells retuned (without much success) and rehung in a new frame by Alfred Bowell. [1]
1960 Ringing stopped as the tower was deemed to be unsafe.
1966 Bells made ringable again
Address of Tower:
Horsham lane
Upchurch , Kent United Kingdom
ME9 7AL
Still Operational: yes
Number of bells in tower?: 6
Rate tower: 
Tours or visits allowed in tower?: Unknown
Relevant website?: Not listed
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