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The Bells of Arkesden, Essex

The church of St Mary the Virgin in Arkesden holds a ring of six bells. The treble, 3rd, 4th and 5th are the oldest bells in the peal, having been cast in 1701 by Richard Keene. These bells are listed for preservation. The 2nd was cast in 1814 by John Briant and the tenor, the youngest bell, was cast in 1931 by Alfred Bowell. At the time of the recasting of the tenor in 1931, it was rehung on new fittings and the clappers of the other five bells were restored. Four years later, in 1935 the front five bells were rehung. In 1999 all six bells were retuned and rehung in their existing frame, constructed of oak in 1855, with mainly new fittings. The tenor weighs 5-2-19cwt and is tuned to 'G# major'. 6 bells, 5-2-19cwt in G#.