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THE BELL

In 1826, the Reverend Philippe Aubin was appointed Rector. He made many improvements to the fabric of the church, including the replacement of the old cracked bell. The minutes of the meeting of the ecclesiastical assembly which took place on 10th June 1828 record that the old bell that was sold for scrap weighed around 1,000 lbs (450 kg). The new bell was cast by Marquet of Villedieu-les-Poêles in Normandy and was hung on 1st September of that year. It is made of bell metal (an alloy of 80% copper and 20% tin) and its strike note is A above middle C.  The bell has two inscriptions:

SAINT CLEMENT ILE DE JERSEY LE DIX AOUT 1828 JEAN TOUZEL ET GEDEON AHIER SURVEILLANTS
FAITE PAR MARQUET FONDEUR A VILLEDIEU VENDU PAR PIERRE LE LIEVRE ET GABRIEL GUILLAUME DEMURANT A VILLEDIEU
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