BICKLEY, St George |
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DETAILS OF THE BELLS |
Bell Name* Weight Diameter
Cast Founder 1
ANTHONY
4-0-19
26"
1993
Whitechapel
2
PHILIP
4-0-20
2615/16"
1993
Whitechapel
3
GABRIEL
4-2-14
28"
1991
Whitechapel
4
HUGH
5-2-13
301/2"
1991
Whitechapel
5
AUGUSTINE
6-2-22
321/2"
1991
Whitechapel
6
MARY MAGDALENE
7-1-26
34"
1991
Whitechapel
7
MICHAEL
10-1-11
38"
1991
Whitechapel
8
GEORGE
14-1-9
421/2"
1991
Whitechapel
* The names of the bells are not inscribed upon them.
INSCRIPTIONS |
| 1. | ||||
| LEWISHAM
DISTRICT CENTENARY 1992 CAST IN MEMORY OF PHILIP CORBY PHILIP IRWIN MICHAEL SANDERSON |
19 |
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93 |
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| WHITECHAPEL | ||||
| 2. | ||||
| LEWISHAM
DISTRICT CENTENARY 1992 CAST IN MEMORY OF PHILIP CORBY PHILIP IRWIN MICHAEL SANDERSON |
19 |
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93 |
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| WHITECHAPEL | ||||
| 3. | ||||
| "COME
RING OUT OUR JOY TO THE LORD" PHYLLIS GOFF 1904 - 1990 |
19 |
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91 |
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| WHITECHAPEL | ||||
| 4. | ||||
19 |
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91 |
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| WHITECHAPEL | ||||
| 5. | ||||
19 |
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91 |
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| WHITECHAPEL | ||||
| 6. | ||||
19 |
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91 |
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| WHITECHAPEL | ||||
| 7. | ||||
19 |
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91 |
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| WHITECHAPEL | ||||
| 8. | ||||
19 |
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91 |
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| WHITECHAPEL | ||||
HISTORY |
1861 The parish of St George, Bickley was created from that of Ss Peter & Paul, Bromley. 1863-5 Church constructed by F. Barnes with a spire reaching 175 feet. 1864
John Warner cast a bell for the new church.
1900
Chime of 5 bells cast and hung to be chimed by the clock by Gillett & Johnston. 1905-6 Church rebuilt by Newton as the Caen stone suffered substantial deterioration. The reconstructed spire was consequently not quite as high. 1944 18th June A flying bomb detonated across the road from the church destroying the windows and most of the roof. The church was out of commission for 2 years. 1989
6th April
Church gutted by fire, destroying the bells. The fire started in the (newly rewired) organ which used to sit under the tower. 1991
New ring of six installed in the tower in an 8-bell frame.
1991
21st Dec.
Church rededicated by the Bishop of Rochester.
1993
2 trebles added by Whitechapel.
DETAILS OF THE CHIME OF 5 DESTROYED IN 1989 |
Bell Weight Diameter Cast Founder
1
4-2-18
28" 1900
Gillett & Johnston
2
5-3-0
30" 1900 Gillett & Johnston 3
6-3-16
32
1900 Gillett & Johnston 4
9-3-25
39½"
1900 Gillett & Johnston 5
14-2-0
44"
1900 Gillett & Johnston
| 1. | |
| LORD THROUGH THIS HOUR | |
| 2. | |
| BE THOU OUR GUIDE | |
| 3. | |
| SO BY THY POWER | |
| 4. | |
| NO FOOT SHALL SLIDE | |
| 5. | |
| TO THE GLORY OF
GOD AND IN MEMORY OF FREDERICK CHALMERS THIS CLOCK IS DEDICATED MDCCCC WATCH YE THEREFORE & PRAY ALWAYS |
| These inscriptions come from the Gillett & Johnston Order Book. It is not clear whether the inscriptions on 1-4 were on the waist as suggested above, or in the inscription band. It is also assumed that the phrase "CAST BY GILLETT & JOHNSTON, CROYDON. 1900" appears on each of these bells somewhere. |
DETAILS OF THE ORIGINAL CHURCH BELL |
Bell Weight Diameter Cast Founder
Single bell
4 cwt approx.
25½" approx. 1864
John Warner & Sons
| JOHN WARNER & SONS LONDON 1864 |
PHOTOGRAPHS |
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Photographs of the church prior to the reconstruction of the spire in 1905/6. |
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 Treble (above). 2nd (right). |
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| 5th | 6th |
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| 7th | Tenor |
