THE RESTORATION OF CHARLES II 1660
The church has always been and still remains in the gift of the Archbishop of Canterbury, and quickly returned to traditional Episcopal administration after the Restoration of 1660; The king's Arms were set up in 1661, The altar rails dating from the church rebuilding of 1624 in the time of the High Church Archbishop Laud were put back in place, They must have been carefully stored. A new Prayer Book, Altar Linen, and surplices were provided. A loyal address was sent to the King, and the first 'vistation from the re-established diocese took place in 1664
1660-1680
A special effort was needed in 1680. A Mr. ROBERT TURNER was paid to come and advise about the bells and JOHH CHATFIELD was paid £24 for “the new hanging of the bells according to the agreement” and 36lbs of bell rope was bought from John Brissenden of Wadhurst at 5d the pound. Increased amounts of oil seem to have been used for the clock and the bells. However by 1692 the Great Bell needed rehanging at a cost of over £5, and its clapper needed replacernent and frequent repair. Mr. Francis Udall was brought in to undertake this work assisted by Thomas Shoebridge who did the iron work and who presumably was a local Blacksmith. However the clappers still needed annual repair and there are references to taking them to Somerden Green, the Mill, the Hoath or Court Green. The Great Bell was the greatest problem and repairs to the bells were a considerable part of the total church expenditure
A special effort was needed in 1680. A Mr. ROBERT TURNER was paid to come and advise about the bells and JOHH CHATFIELD was paid £24 for “the new hanging of the bells according to the agreement” and 36lbs of bell rope was bought from John Brissenden of Wadhurst at 5d the pound. Increased amounts of oil seem to have been used for the clock and the bells. However by 1692 the Great Bell needed rehanging at a cost of over £5, and its clapper needed replacernent and frequent repair. Mr. Francis Udall was brought in to undertake this work assisted by Thomas Shoebridge who did the iron work and who presumably was a local Blacksmith. However the clappers still needed annual repair and there are references to taking them to Somerden Green, the Mill, the Hoath or Court Green. The Great Bell was the greatest problem and repairs to the bells were a considerable part of the total church expenditure
A special effort was needed in 1680. A Mr. ROBERT TURNER was paid to come and advise about the bells and JOHH CHATFIELD was paid £24 for “the new hanging of the bells according to the agreement” and 36lbs of bell rope was bought from John Brissenden of Wadhurst at 5d the pound. Increased amounts of oil seem to have been used for the clock and the bells. However by 1692 the Great Bell needed rehanging at a cost of over £5, and its clapper needed replacernent and frequent repair. Mr. Francis Udall was brought in to undertake this work assisted by Thomas Shoebridge who did the iron work and who presumably was a local Blacksmith. However the clappers still needed annual repair and there are references to taking them to Somerden Green, the Mill, the Hoath or Court Green. The Great Bell was the greatest problem and repairs to the bells were a considerable part of the total church expenditureA special effort was needed in 1680. A Mr. ROBERT TURNER was paid to come and advise about the bells and JOHH CHATFIELD was paid £24 for “the new hanging of the bells according to the agreement” and 36lbs of bell rope was bought from John Brissenden of Wadhurst at 5d the pound. Increased amounts of oil seem to have been used for the clock and the bells. However by 1692 the Great Bell needed rehanging at a cost of over £5, and its clapper needed replacernent and frequent repair. Mr. Francis Udall was brought in to undertake this work assisted by Thomas Shoebridge who did the iron work and who presumably was a local Blacksmith. However the clappers still needed annual repair and there are references to taking them to Somerden Green, the Mill, the Hoath or Court Green. The Great Bell was the greatest problem and repairs to the bells were a considerable part of the total church expenditureGeneral maintenance only was recorded through the 1660s but by the 1670s an increasing amount of work was being done in the belfry. New wheels were provided for the Great-Bell and the second bell. Sets of ropes were, as always, bought most years, sometimes by weight, and clappers repaired.
1680 -1700
A special effort was needed in 1680. A Mr. ROBERT TURNER was paid to come and advise about the bells and JOHH CHATFIELD was paid £24 for “the new hanging of the bells according to the agreement” and 36lbs of bell rope was bought from John Brissenden of Wadhurst at 5d the pound. Increased amounts of oil seem to have been used for the clock and the bells. However by 1692 the Great Bell needed rehanging at a cost of over £5, and its clapper needed replacernent and frequent repair. Mr. Francis Udall was brought in to undertake this work assisted by Thomas Shoebridge who did the iron work and who presumably was a local Blacksmith. However the clappers still needed annual repair and there are references to taking them to Somerden Green, the Mill, the Hoath or Court Green. The Great Bell was the greatest problem and repairs to the bells were a considerable part of the total church expenditure.
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