Bell Cupola - St Laurence - Leaveland, Kent - Bell Towers on Waymarking.com

A bell cupola on St Laurence's church, Leaveland, with a single bell with a trigger action clapper.

"Details of the Bells

Bell		Weight (most recent)	Weight (Prior to retuning (2016))	Diameter	Note	Date	Founder	Retuned
Single		1-1-6	Prior to retuning (2016)	18.31"	B?	1868	Robert Stainbank, Whitechapel	2016 Whitechapel

How the bells are tuned

Prior to 2012

Bell	Weight (most recent)	Diameter	Note	Date	Founder	Retuned	Fate
Single bell	1 cwt approx.	18"		1581	Unknown	Never	Stolen 2012

History

	1222		Church consecrated.
	1581		Bell cast. Stahlschmidt described it in 1887 as somewhat eccentric in shape and proabably the work of a local genius, not a bell founder by trade. According to the Churchwarden in 2016, it sounded dreadful! [1]
	1882		Vestry added.
	2012	November	Bell stolen from the turret.
	2014		A bell became available from the Keltek Trust from St Aidan, Hellifield, N Yorks. This was transferred to one of the local halls and stored there pending hanging. [2]
	2016		The bells in storage was taken to the Whitechapel Bell Foundry where it was sandblasted, tuned and fitted in the empty cupola with stationary chiming fittings including a trigger action clapper.

[1]	Bell somewhat eccentric in shape, and probably the work of a local genius, not a bellfounder by trade. What date he meant by the hieroglyph he has put on the bell it is difficult to say - I incline to 1581; 3 the figures are clearly reversed. ("Church Bells of Kent" J C L Stahlschmidt, 1887)
[2]	Bell reference 12042. (Keltek Reference)"

SOURCE - (Visit Link)

Address of Tower: St Laurence Leaveland , Kent England ME13 ONP 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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