Bell Tower - St Leonard - Badlesmere Lees, Kent - Bell Towers on Waymarking.com

Bell tower of St Leonard's church, Baldesmere Lees, with 1 bell.

"The church, which is dedicated to St. Leonard, is but a very small mean building, consisting of one isle and one chancel, with a small turret at the west end, in which is one bell; there were formerly three bells here, but two were taken down and sold many years ago, towards the repair of the church."

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Bell		Weight (most recent)	Diameter	Note	Date	Founder	Retuned
Single bell		7-1-16	33.5	B?	1635	Joseph Hatch, Ulcombe, Kent	Never

"History

	1635		Bell cast by Joseph Hatch for St Mary, Reculver.
c	1750	Mid 18th Cent:	The old mediaeval tower was largely rebuilt.
	1760		Hasted records that there had been three bells but "two of the others had been taken away and sold many years ago towards the repair of the church".
	1809		The present bell was acquired from Reculver church on its demolition. There is no room in the tower for more bells than the present one, and no physical evidence of there having been more.
	1887		Stahlschmidt records 1, formerly 3 bells.
	1988		The bell went to Whitechapel, where the staple was drilled out and it was supplied with all new fittings, but was not tuned before being rehung for swing chiming with a lever in the existing frame."

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Address of Tower: St Leonard Dayton Road Badlesmere, Kent England ME13 0NJ Still Operational: yes Number of bells in tower?: 1 Relevant website?: [Web Link] Rate tower: Not listed Tours or visits allowed in tower?: Not listed

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