From one great bell to to the next (maybe!), we find ourselves back in Broomfield church, for the 'lovely'... 1879 Mears & Stainbank tenor bell. Rehung in 2015, the bell weighs 3-3-2cwt and is tuned to C. The bells are rung from the ground floor.
Standing on quite a hill overlooking a verdant valley, St Margaret’s is a Norman church with later alterations. The blocked Norman window may be seen on the north wall. The chancel is nineteenth century, replacing a classical one which in turn replaced a thirteenth century structure - and is remarkably long.
The west tower is fifteenth century. Inside two blocked arches look as though they led into transeptual chapels but the northernmost would have cut through the Norman window, and as there is no evidence outside one suspects that the south chapel (the capital of which survives) did exist and that the northern arch was built to match it inside but in fact never led anywhere. The church was restored in 1880 and a north window commemorates the fact. It contains the fine arms of the Wykeham Martin family - including the eponymous bird. The eat window with grapes of many colours is slightly earlier and is rather fun.
The font is Victorian and, amazingly for a church that has electricity, the organ is still hand-pumped! Outside is a `Holy Well` which is dressed each year. If only this church were visited by the thousands who pile into Leeds Castle just over the hill!
A scratch project of these bells can be found here: scratch.mit.ed...
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