Hastings, Former Church of St Clement Halton
Bell |
Weight |
Diameter |
Nominal |
Note |
Founder |
Cast |
Canon |
Hanging |
1 |
c15.00" |
Thomas II Mears |
1838 |
Swing chime? |
About the Bell
1 Bell
St Clement Halton Hastings had a single bell hung, hung in an A frame.
The church was built in 1839, largely at the cost of Countess Waldegrave, a local philanthropist.
There's some argument as to who designed it, but the likely story was that T. Catley, a local surveyer, came up with the initial plans, and G. Pownall & F. Wigg (London architects) developed it further.
A single bell was supplied by Thomas Mears of Whitechapel. According to Elphick, it measured around 15" in diameter, and bore a simple inscription reading:
THOMAS MEARS FOUNDER LONDON 1838
It was likely cast with a conventional canon and chimed by a level.
The only images we have come from drawings of the church, like the cover photo.
The total cost for church and fittings came to £150.
Unfortunately, nothing remains of the church as it was closed and pulled down in 1970.
St Clement Halton Hastings had a single bell hung, hung in an A frame.
The church was built in 1839, largely at the cost of Countess Waldegrave, a local philanthropist.
There's some argument as to who designed it, but the likely story was that T. Catley, a local surveyer, came up with the initial plans, and G. Pownall & F. Wigg (London architects) developed it further.
A single bell was supplied by Thomas Mears of Whitechapel. According to Elphick, it measured around 15" in diameter, and bore a simple inscription reading:
THOMAS MEARS FOUNDER LONDON 1838
It was likely cast with a conventional canon and chimed by a level.
The only images we have come from drawings of the church, like the cover photo.
The total cost for church and fittings came to £150.
Unfortunately, nothing remains of the church as it was closed and pulled down in 1970.
Inscriptions:
1 |
THOMAS MEARS FOUNDER LONDON 1838 |
Sources:
.https://sussexparishchurches.org/church/hastings-st-clement-halton/
.Sussex Bells & Belfries by George P. Elphick p. 318
.https://sussexparishchurches.org/church/hastings-st-clement-halton/
.Sussex Bells & Belfries by George P. Elphick p. 318
