ST OLAVE, Hart Street |
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DETAILS OF THE BELLS |
Bell |
Weight |
Diameter |
Note |
Cast |
Founder |
1 |
3-1-11 | 24½" | G | 1953 |
Mears & Stainbank |
2 |
3-2-11 | 25⅛" | F sharp | 1953 |
Mears & Stainbank |
3 |
4-0-14 | 27" | E | 1953 |
Mears & Stainbank |
4 |
4-3-11 | 29⅜" | D | 1953 |
Mears & Stainbank |
5 |
5-1-22 | 31⅜" | C | 1953 |
Mears & Stainbank |
6 |
6-2-18 | 33" | B | 1952 |
Mears & Stainbank |
7 |
8-1-6 | 36½" | A | 1952 |
Mears & Stainbank |
8 |
11-3-23 | 40" | G | 1972 |
Whitechapel |
Sanctus |
1-1-12 | 18" | C | 1953 |
Mears & Stainbank |
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EARLIER BELLS |
| These are the bells that were destroyed in the War. |
Bell |
Weight |
Diameter |
Note |
Cast |
Founder |
1 of 8 |
3-3-27 | 25" | G | 1929 |
Mears & Stainbank |
2 of 8 |
3-3-23 | 26" | F sharp | 1929 |
Mears & Stainbank |
3 of 8 |
4-2-11 | 27½" | E | 1694 |
James Bartlet |
4 of 8 |
4-3-18 | 29" | D | 1662 |
Anthony Bartlet |
5 of 8 |
5-1-14 | 30⅝" | C | 1662 |
Anthony Bartlet |
6 of 8 |
6-3-6 | 32¾" | B | 1662 |
Anthony Bartlet |
7 of 8 |
8-2-22 | 36¼" | A | 1662 |
Anthony Bartlet |
8 of 8 |
11-0-2 | 40" | G (390Hz) | 1662 |
Anthony Bartlet |
Clock |
2 cwt approx. | 22½" | G | 1784 |
| The present tenor of 1972 replaces an earlier tenor as follows:. |
Bell |
Weight |
Diameter |
Note |
Cast |
Founder |
8 of 8 |
11-1-1 | 40" | G | 1952 |
Mears & Stainbank |
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| 3. | THO : COPPING RECTOR ROBERT FVLLER RICHARD TILDEN CH : WARDENS |
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IACOBVS BARTLET ME FECIT . 1694 |
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| The 1952 tenor was inscribed as follows: |
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HISTORY |
1552 |
Record of 4 bells and a Sanctus ("Itm ther remanyth in the Stiple iiij greate beles and a Saunce bell"). |
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1662 |
The old bells were recast into a ring of 5 by Anthony Bartlet. |
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1665 |
30th Jul | Samuel Pepys in his diary noted "It was a sad noise to hear our bell to tell and ring so often today either for death or burials: I think five or six time". |
1666 |
The bells survived the Great Fire. |
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1694 |
A treble was added by James Bartlet to make a ring of 6. The new bell was hung by Mr Cole who also repaired the fittings of the other bells. |
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1708 |
Record of 6 bells. |
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1714 |
Record of "six large bells". |
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1785 |
28th Mar | The vestry ordered "a new bell in the steeple for the clock, the other broke". |
1732-3 |
The top stage of the tower was rebuilt, necessitating the installation of a new bellframe. The bells were rehung by William Cole. |
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1891 |
30th Oct | Church reopened. |
1928 |
8th Oct | John Taylor & Co inspected the bells, noting the diameters, frame plan and describing the fittings as "very old". |
1929 |
Bells rehung and retuned by Mears & Stainbank. They were augmented with two trebles (the gift of Viscount Wakefield) to make eight. |
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1941 |
May | Church damaged by enemy action and the bells were destroyed. Some of the metal was salvaged. |
1952 |
3 stock bells were supplied for a new ring of 8 (these being the back 3). |
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1953 |
Bells 3-5 were cast for the church. In October the church ordered the two trebles, which were then also supplied. All 8 bells were hung in a new frame and first rung on Christmas Day. |
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1972 |
The tenor had come cracked and was recast by Whitechapel. An identical inscription was put on the new bell to the old. |
GALLERY |
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The Sanctus bell in the cupola on top of the tower. |
2 views of the belfry. |
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