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POSTLING, Ss Mary & Radigund

3 bells
Tenor: 9¾ cwt approx. in G
Grid Ref. TR145391
Canterbury District
Rehung in 1979 for stationary chiming by Whitechapel.

DETAILS OF THE BELLS

Bell Weight Diameter Cast Founder

1

7¼ cwt approx.

32½"

1623

Joseph Hatch

2

8 cwt approx.

35¼"

c. 1325

William de Belyetere

3

9¾ cwt approx.

38½"

Under discussion

INSCRIPTIONS

1.
ioeph hatch made me

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1623

 
2.
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wpe33.jpg (2668 bytes) SANCTE : PETRE : ORA : PRO : NOBIS
 
3.
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SANCTA : MARIA : ORA : PRO : NOBIS
 

INSCRIPTIONS

c.1325

The present 2nd was cast by William le Belyetere. He might have cast 3 bells, of which the current treble is a successor.

1552

Record of 3 bells in the tower ("Item iij bells in the steple with one hand bell.Stolen . . . . one hand bell.")

1623

Treble recast by Joseph Hatch.

1758 Rev'd Bryan Faussett wrote:
The Tower, which is cap’t with a Low Spire, stands at ye West End of The Church. In it hang 3 Small Bells, thus inscribed.
1, Joseph Hatch Made Me. 1623.
2. Sancte Petre, Ora pro Nobis. +.
3. Santa Maria, Ora pro Nobis. +.
1799 Edward Hasted wrote:
The church, which is dedicated to St. Mary, is very antient, and consists of one isle and one chancel, having a low pointed tower at the west end, in which hang three bells.
1979 The canons of the tenor were found to be cracked. The bells were rehung for stationary chiming by Whitechapel.
 

GALLERY

Photos RCO 2004
Joseph Hatch mark on the treble. Part of the treble. Tenor
Shield on 2nd "Nobis" on 2nd or 3rd. 2nd
   
Cross on Tenor