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CHISLEHURST
The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

8 bells
Tenor 19-3-17 in E
Grid Ref. TQ438709
Lewisham District
Frame: 1935 John Taylor, apart from the framework on the 5th which is 1932 Gillett & Johnston.
Retuning: Never subsequently retuned
Upstairs in Detached Tower
PEALS

DETAILS OF THE BELLS

Bell Weight Diameter Cast Founder

1

4-3-20

1935

John Taylor & Co.

2

5-2-13

1935

John Taylor & Co.

3

6-1-23

1935

John Taylor & Co.

4

7-3-21

1935

John Taylor & Co.

5

9-0-10

36½"

1932

Gillett & Johnston

6

10-3-4

1935

John Taylor & Co.

7

14-2-0

1935

John Taylor & Co.

8

19-3-17

1935

John Taylor & Co.

Sanctus

1-0-25

18"

1933

Gillett & Johnston

A notice in the tower gives the 7th as 11-2-0. The weight given above is from the bellfoundry records.

INSCRIPTIONS

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FANNY
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PETER
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FREDERICK BOWATER
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ROSEMARY
5. GILLETT & JOHNSTON, CROYDON.                                                                           inscr_GJmark.jpg (1404 bytes)
CATHARINE
1932

6

4472
6. JOHN TAYLOR & CO. wpe16.jpg (805 bytes) FOUNDERS wpe16.jpg (805 bytes) LOUGHBOROUGH wpe16.jpg (805 bytes) 1935 wpe16.jpg (805 bytes)
WILLIAM
7. JOHN TAYLOR & CO. wpe16.jpg (805 bytes) FOUNDERS wpe16.jpg (805 bytes) LOUGHBOROUGH wpe16.jpg (805 bytes) 1935 wpe16.jpg (805 bytes)
SAMUEL
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FRANCES, SOLI DEO GLORIA.

HISTORY

1868

Church built.

1930

Tower built, detached from the church.

1932

Bell cast by Gillett & Johnston, destined to be the 6th of an octave before the order was stopped.

1933

Sanctus bell recast by Gillett & Johnston. It hangs in a turret on the main church.

1935

Ring of 8 cast around the Gillett bell (which forms the 5th) by John Taylor.