St Mary the Virgin - Newington, Kent
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N 51° 21.408 E 000° 40.387
31U E 337988 N 5692073
The bell tower, containing 6 bells, of St Mary the Virgin church, Newington.
Waymark Code: WMQ6CH
Location: South East England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 12/29/2015
Views: 1
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6 bells |
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Tenor 11-3-6 in F sharp |
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Grid Ref. TQ862654 |
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Rochester District |
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Frame: 1903 Mears & Stainbank |
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Retuning: John Taylor 1970 |
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Upstairs Ringing Room |
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PEALS |
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Bell |
Weight
(Measured 1903) |
Weight
(Prior to retuning 1970) |
Weight
(After retuning 1970) |
Diameter |
Cast |
Founder
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1
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4-1-16
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4-1-9
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3-3-15
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27½"
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1774
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Pack & Chapman
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2
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5-0-22
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5-0-20
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4-3-22
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29½"
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1622
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John Wilnar
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3
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6-3-0
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6-1-26
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6-1-12
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32½"
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c.1400
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Unknown
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4
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8-1-6
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8-1-4
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7-2-2
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35½"
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1902
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Mears & Stainbank
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5
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10-1-22
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10-1-4
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10-0-21
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39"
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1622
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John Wilnar
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6
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12-0-14
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12-0-11
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11-3-6
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42¼"
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1902
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Mears & Stainbank
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1. |
JOHN FOWLE & RICHD SEARS CHURCH WARDENS PACK & CHAPMAN OF LONDON 1774 |
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2. |
IOH WILAR ◊ 1622 MD RL HB IM ID WR RB WB CW |
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3. |
[Blank] |
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SANCTA SANCTIS
A. ST. QN. SPROULE VICAR
W. G. OSBORNE
A.H.S. WEBB CHURCHWARDENS
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5. |
IOHN  WILNAR 1622 |
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SURSUM CORDA
A. ST. QN. SPROULE VICAR
W. G. OSBORNE
A.H.S. WEBB CHURCHWARDENS
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1622
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5 or 6 bells cast by John Wilnar.
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1774
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Treble (of 6) added or recast by Pack & Chapman.
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1902
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4th and tenor recast by Mears & Stainbank.
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1903
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Bells rehung in a new frame by Mears & Stainbank.
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1969
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19th Oct.
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Last touch on the bells prior to restoration.
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1970
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Bells tuned and rehung with new fittings by John Taylor.
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1989
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The 3rd was discovered to be cracked and was welded by Soundweld and rehung.
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LEGENDS OF THE DEVIL'S STONE AND THE BELLS
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For many hundreds of years, two large prehistoric mud stones stood at the eastern bend of Church Lane. in 1930 the bank there was lowered and the stones were moved. One was broken up and the other was placed at the bottom of Church Lane. In 1935 the stone was moved again, to the entrance of "St Mary's Churchyard", where it remains to his day. The stone has a raised shape upon it, likened to that of a large shoe print which has been named the Devil's Footprint." [See WMQ6CB]
SOURCE - (Visit Link)
Address of Tower:
St Mary the Virgin Church
High Oak Hill
Newington, Kent England
ME9 7HZ
Still Operational: yes
Number of bells in tower?: 6
Relevant website?: [Web Link]
Rate tower: 
Tours or visits allowed in tower?: Not listed
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