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CITY OF CANTERBURY, St Gregory the Great
Now The St Gregory Centre
Formerly 3 bells hung in an open gable
Tenor: 2-0-22 in A
Canterbury District
Bells removed in 1985 and transferred to St Giles, Wormshill in 1987.
Church redundant, now forming the St Gregory Centre for Christchurch College.

DETAILS OF THE BELLS
Bell Weight Diameter Cast Founder

1

 1-0-12 17"

1963

Mears & Stainbank

2

 1-2-5 19"

1963

Mears & Stainbank

3

 2-0-22 21"

1963

Mears & Stainbank
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RECAST

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RECAST

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THESE THREE BELLS
WHICH WERE CAST BY C. & G. MEARS IN 1851
WERE RECAST BY MEARS & STAINBANK IN 1963
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FORMER BELLS
Bell Weight Diameter Cast Founder

1

 1-0-16 17"

1851

Charles & George Mears

2

 1-1-23 18½"

1851

Charles & George Mears

3

 2-0-4 20⅝"

1851

Charles & George Mears
1. C & G MEARS FOUNDERS 1851
 
2. C & G MEARS FOUNDERS 1851
 
3. C & G MEARS FOUNDERS 1851
 

HISTORY

1851

3 bells cast by Charles & George Mears and hung in the open gable end of the church.

1963

Bells recast by Mears & Stainbank.

1985

Bells removed from the tower and stored at Richard Offen's house.

1988

The bells were tuned and hung as bells 1-3 of 6 at St Giles, Wormshill.

2010

 The former treble (now the treble at Wormshill) was recast into a heavier bell.

GALLERY

This photo was taken in 1969 and shows the church with the three 1963 bells hanging in the gable end.

Photo DLC 4/3/1969