CITY
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DETAILS OF THE BELLS |
| Bell | Weight | Diameter | Pitch | Cast | Founder |
1 |
1-1-10 |
19" |
1711 |
Richard Phelps |
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2 |
1-2-4 |
211/2" |
c.1500 |
Richard Kerner |
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3 |
2-1-8 |
217/8" |
1505 |
Richard Kerner |
INSCRIPTIONS |
1. THOMAS FRANCIS CH : WARDEN 1711 R : PHELPS FECIT 2. MA RI A 3.
TE : DEU : LAUDAMUS 1505
INSCRIPTIONS
c.1160 Church built. 1349 The parish was united with that of St Edmund Ridingate after the Black Death. c.1500 Present middle cast by Richard Kerner. 1505 Present tenor cast. 1552 Record of 3 bells in the tower. 1711 Present treble recast. 1868 Church entirely rebuilt and the bells were rehung in the octagonal tower. 1942 1st June The church was gutted by bombing. The treble and two were squashed into a flat shape with only their canons projecting. The tenor was almost undamaged although quite porous in the soundbow and of poor tone. 1942 October The church was demolished. The bells were salvaged. 1957
A new church was built on a new site on the Old Dover Road. The 2 smaller bells were recast into a new bell to hang in this tower. The old tenor was kept on display under the tower. c.1990
The old tenor was transferred as an exhibit to the Canterbury Heritage Centre in Stour Street.
PHOTOGRAPHS |
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The church seen after the blitz of 1st June, 1942. |
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The former tenor, now preserved at the Canterbury Heritage Centre. |