Frinsted

FRINSTED, St Dunstan

Photo RCO 2007

	6 bells
	Tenor 6-1-1 in A
	Grid Ref. TQ892574
	Frame: 1997 Whitechapel
	Retuned: 1997 Whitechapel
	Rochester District
	Ground Floor
	PEALS

DETAILS OF THE BELLS

Bell

Weight
(after retuning)

Weight
(prior to retuning)

Diameter

Cast

Founder

1

3-1-13

-

1997

Whitechapel

2

3-3-3
4-2-0
27½"

1868

Robert Stainbank

3

4-0-10
4-3-6
29"

1868

Robert Stainbank

4

4-2-7
5-0-26
30½"

1868

Robert Stainbank

5

5-2-16
6-1-27
33"

1853

Charles & George Mears

6

6-1-1
7-1-12
35"

1868

Robert Stainbank

1.

ST DUNSTAN'S CHURCH
FRINSTED
BELL APPEAL
1996 - 1997

19

97

WHITECHAPEL

2. ROBERT STAINBANK FOUNDER LONDON 1868

3. ROBERT STAINBANK FOUNDER LONDON 1868

4. ROBERT STAINBANK FOUNDER LONDON 1868

5. C & G MEARS FOUNDERS LONDON 1853

6. ROBERT STAINBANK FOUNDER LONDON 1868

HISTORY

1713

4 bells cast by Richard Phelps.

1824

Front 3 (of 4) bells recorded as cracked and that metal had started to "disappear".

1851

Front 3 (of 4) recorded as gone, with the tenor being cracked.

1853

Tenor recast by Charles & George Mears.

1868

4 new bells added by Robert Stainbank to form Nos 1,2,3 and 5 of 5 around the existing bell.

1959

Bells rung again after a silence of many years following the arrival of the Rev'd C.A.R. Walter, a ringer formerly at Hollingbourne.

1995

Treble headstock fell apart - all ringing in the tower stopped.

1997

Bells rehung n a new frame with a new treble added by Whitechapel to make 6.

Bell	Weight (after retuning)	Weight (prior to retuning)	Diameter	Cast	Founder
1	3-1-13	-		1997	Whitechapel
2	3-3-3	4-2-0	27½"	1868	Robert Stainbank
3	4-0-10	4-3-6	29"	1868	Robert Stainbank
4	4-2-7	5-0-26	30½"	1868	Robert Stainbank
5	5-2-16	6-1-27	33"	1853	Charles & George Mears
6	6-1-1	7-1-12	35"	1868	Robert Stainbank

1713	4 bells cast by Richard Phelps.
1824	Front 3 (of 4) bells recorded as cracked and that metal had started to "disappear".
1851	Front 3 (of 4) recorded as gone, with the tenor being cracked.
1853	Tenor recast by Charles & George Mears.
1868	4 new bells added by Robert Stainbank to form Nos 1,2,3 and 5 of 5 around the existing bell.
1959	Bells rung again after a silence of many years following the arrival of the Rev'd C.A.R. Walter, a ringer formerly at Hollingbourne.
1995	Treble headstock fell apart - all ringing in the tower stopped.
1997	Bells rehung n a new frame with a new treble added by Whitechapel to make 6.