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All Saints Church - Bell Weights & Inscriptions
The bell weights are shown below in the classical style of Hundredweight-Quarters-Pounds. There are 28 Pounds in a quarter and four quarters in a hundredweight. So therefore a hundredweight is 112 Pounds in weight. A hundredweight is roughly 50 Kilograms. There are 20 hundredweight in a Ton.| No. | Inscription | Date Cast | Weight | Note | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 or Treble |
TO THE MEMORY OF BRIAN C MITCHELL 1932 - 1995 DONATED BY PAULINE MITCHELL IDEN COURT |
1996 | 5-0-05 (256 Kg) |
G |  |
| 2 | DEDICATED TO THE PEOPLE OF STAPLEHURST AND IN MEMORY OF BRIAN C MITCHELL B BARNES RECTOR |
1996 | 5-0-27 (266 Kg) |
F |  |
| 3 | PRAISE TO GOD THE ETERNAL FATHER G. F. REYNER S T P RECTOR |
1885 | 5-1-25 (278 Kg) |
Eb |  |
| 4 | PRAISE TO GOD THE ETERNAL SON J H C McGILL CURATE |
1885 | 5-3-19 (301 Kg) |
D |   |
| 5 | PRAISE TO GOD THE ETERNAL SPIRIT JOHN NUNN WILLIAM WICKINGS CHURCHWARDENS |
1885 | 6-2-08 (334 Kg) |
C | |
| 6 | GOD BLESS THE CHURCH THIS BELL IS IN PLACE OF ONE CAST IN 1748 |
1885 | 7-1-26 (380 Kg) |
Bb | |
| 7 | GOD BLESS THE QUEEN THIS BELL IS IN PLACE OF ONE CAST IN 1663 |
1885 | 8-2-25 (443 Kg) |
Ab | |
| 8 | GOD BLESS STAPLEHURST THIS BELL IS IN PLACE OF ONE CAST IN 1594 |
1885 | 11-0-13 (565 Kg) |
G |  |
| 9 | HENRY TURNER C W WILLIAM WOLLESS C W 1605 JOSEPH HATCH MADE ME T S |
1605 | 13-3-19 (707 Kg) |
F |  |
| 10 or Tenor |
THIS TENOR WAS IN PLACE OF ONE CAST IN 1649 AND THE 6th 5th 4th 3rd 2nd & TREBLE BELLS WERE CAST BY MEARS & STAINBANK IN 1885 DONA DEI DEO |
1885 | 19-2-07 (994 Kg) |
Eb |  |
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