Harbledown St Nicholas

HARBLEDOWN, St Nicholas Hospital Chapel
(formerly St Nicholas' Church)

	4 bells, formerly hung for ringing
	Tenor: 4-2-16 in C sharp
	Grid Ref. TR131582
	Canterbury District
	Hung Dead with Ellacombe Apparatus
	Formerly rung from the Ground Floor

DETAILS OF THE BELLS

Bell Weight Diameter Cast Founder

1

3-2-1

23ź"

1622

Joseph Hatch

2

3-0-23

24ž"

c. 1450

William Chamberlain

3

3-3-21

27⅛"

1619

Joseph Hatch

4

4-2-16

29ž"

1614

Joseph Hatch

1. io∫eph hatch made me 1622

2.

Iohannes Est Nomen Eius

3. ioseph hatch made me 1619

4. ioseph hatch made me 1619

HISTORY

c. 1450

Bell cast by William Chamberlain (treble of 3). Original 3 bell frame constructed.

1614

Bell cast by Joseph Hatch (tenor of 3).

1619

Bell cast by Joseph Hatch (middle of 3).

1622

Treble added by Joseph Hatch and frame altered.

1894

Bells repaired and partly rehung.

1971

Bells last rung full circle.

1996

Bells rehung dead with an Ellacombe chime and new fittings from the Whitechapel Bell Foundry by the KCACR.

GALLERY

The interior of the belfry during ringing in 1965. The bells subsequently became unsafe and were rehung dead by the Association in 1996. Here the 2nd bell can be seen in the up position. Mediaeval timber steps going up to the belfry. A mediaeval cooking pot made out of bell metal.

The base of the tower.

Bell	Weight	Diameter	Cast	Founder
1	3-2-1	23ź"	1622	Joseph Hatch
2	3-0-23	24ž"	c. 1450	William Chamberlain
3	3-3-21	27⅛"	1619	Joseph Hatch
4	4-2-16	29ž"	1614	Joseph Hatch

c. 1450	Bell cast by William Chamberlain (treble of 3). Original 3 bell frame constructed.
1614	Bell cast by Joseph Hatch (tenor of 3).
1619	Bell cast by Joseph Hatch (middle of 3).
1622	Treble added by Joseph Hatch and frame altered.
1894	Bells repaired and partly rehung.
1971	Bells last rung full circle.
1996	Bells rehung dead with an Ellacombe chime and new fittings from the Whitechapel Bell Foundry by the KCACR.


The interior of the belfry during ringing in 1965. The bells subsequently became unsafe and were rehung dead by the Association in 1996. Here the 2nd bell can be seen in the up position.	Mediaeval timber steps going up to the belfry.	A mediaeval cooking pot made out of bell metal.

The base of the tower.