The Bells of St Margaret’s
About the church bells
This page is the place where all information about the bells of Saint Margaret’s will be displayed. We’ve found some information on the internet and will consolidate it here in case it disappears.
- 8 bells
- Tenor 17-2-10 in E flat
- Grid Ref. TQ704382
- Frame: 3rd on top
- Retuning: 1926 John Taylor, Whitechapel 1997
- Upstairs Ringing Room
Details of the bells
| Bell | Weight (measured 1926/1954) |
Weight (current) |
Diameter | Cast | Founder |
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1 |
5-1-26 |
5-1-21 |
29″ |
1954 |
John Taylor & Co. |
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2 |
6-0-15 |
6-0-11 |
30?” |
1954 |
John Taylor & Co. |
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3 |
n/a |
6-1-14 |
30?” |
1997 |
Whitechapel |
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4 |
7-2-23 |
6-3-19 |
341/8″ |
1882 |
Mears & Stainbank |
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5 |
8-1-24 |
7-2-8 |
37″ |
1737 |
Samuel Knight |
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6 |
9-2-27 |
9-2-22 |
383/8″ |
1926 |
John Taylor & Co. |
| 7 | 12-3-14 | 12-0-15 | 43?” | 1810 | Thomas Mears II |
| 8 | 19-0-27 | 17-2-10 | 48?” | 1769 | Pack & Chapman |
| 1. | JOHN TAYLOR & CO.  FOUNDERS LOUGHBOROUGH |
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| IN MEMORY OF BERTRAM BRIDGES 1954 |
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| 2. | JOHN TAYLOR & CO. FOUNDERS LOUGHBOROUGH |
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| IN MEMORY OF BERTRAM BRIDGES 1954 |
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| 3. | S v K v 1737 | |||||||||
| THE WILLARD BELL |
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| 4. | MEARS & STAINBANK FOUNDERS LONDON. | |||||||||
| CARI NATALIS LOCI SEMPER MEMOR GS HS SMITH MARRIOTT ME D. D A. D. 1882 |
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| 5. | S v K v 1737 | |||||||||
| 6. | S v K v 1737 | |||||||||
 RECAST 1926 |
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| 7. | THOMAS MEARS OF LONDON FECIT 1810 | |||||||||
| 8. | JOHN OLLIVE & JOHN ASHDOWN CH : WARDENS PACK & CHAPMAN OF LONDON FECIT 1769 | |||||||||
| Bell | Weight | Diameter | Cast | Founder | Fate |
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3 of 8 |
6-1-5 |
32″ |
1737 |
Samuel Knight |
Recast 1997 |
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2 of 6 |
1737 |
Samuel Knight |
Recast 1882 |
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4 of 6 |
39″ |
1737 |
Samuel Knight |
Recast 1926 |
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5 of 6 |
1737 |
Samuel Knight |
Recast 1810 |
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6 of 6 |
1737 |
Samuel Knight |
Recast 1769 |
| 3. | S v K v 1737 |
History of the bells
1737
6 bells cast by Samuel Knight from the old 5.
1769
Tenor recast by Pack & Chapman.
1810
5th (of 6) recast by Thomas Mears.
1882
2nd (of 6) recast by Mears & Stainbank.
1926
Bells rehung in the old framework with new fittings by John Taylor, who also recast the 4th (of 6). The remaining bells were retuned.
1954
2 new trebles cast by John Taylor.
1955
Trebles hung in the tower to complete the octave.
1989
Back two bells became unringable, so all ringing took place on the front 6.
1997
3rd recast by Whitechapel, 7th welded by Soundweld, and all bells further retuned and rehung with new fittings in the old frame by Whitechapel.
Edwin J Lambert was a member of the Kent County Association of Change Ringers and appears in their KCACR Roll of Honour. Details as follows:
HORSMONDEN, ST MARGARET
Edwin J Lambert
Private, 9th Battalion, The East Surrey Regiment
Died while a Prisoner of War at Morhange on 22nd October 1918
Special Memorial, Saaralbe Military Cemetery, France