Lost or Transferred Rings and other Transferred Bells

ALLINGTON, St Laurence - Single bell 1½ cwt approx transferred to Allington (St Nicholas).
ASHURST, St Martin of Tours - Formerly ring of 3, rehung for swing chiming.
BADLESMERE, St Leonard - Formerly ring of 3. No further information.
BAPCHILD, St Laurence - Formerly ring of 3. No further information.
BELVEDERE, All Saints - Single bell hung for swing chiming with external hammer.
BIDBOROUGH, St Laurence - Formerly ring of 4 or 5. No further information.
BILSINGTON, Ss Peter & Paul - Formerly ring of 3. 1 bell sold. 2 remaining.
BIRCHOLT, St Margaret - Formerly 2 bells
BLEAN, Shops (formerly The Cowshed) - Formerly single bell hung for ringing
BOUGHTON ALUPH, All Saints - Formerly ring of 5, tenor 13-2-10. Scrapped.
BOUGHTON MALHERBE, St Nicholas - Formerly ring of 3, now just tenor hung with 2 unhung bells.
BROADSTAIRS, Holy Cross Convent - Transferred to Monkton in 2015 as the 2nd of 6.
BROADSTAIRS, Holy Trinity - Formerly single bell hung for ringing tenor 12-1-9.
BROCKLEY, St Cyprian - Formerly 1 bell
BURHAM, New Church of St Mary - Formerly ring of 3, tenor 3½ cwt approx. Bells transferred to Preston-next-Wingham, Maidstone (St Michael), Burham Old Church.
BURHAM, Old Church of St Mary - Formerly ring of 3, tenor 3½ cwt approx. Transferred to the New Church, although 1 was stolen on its return.
CANTERBURY, All Saints (Old Church) - Formerly ring of 3. 1 bell to Bexleyheath Clock Tower, 2 bells sold, clock bell to Canterbury (St Alphege).
CANTERBURY, Barton Court - Formerly clock bell 1¼ cwt approx.
CANTERBURY, Holy Cross (now the Guildhall) - Formerly ring of 5, tenor 10-3-1. Transferred to Westgate-on-Sea.
CANTERBURY, Nunnery Fields Hospital Chapel - Formerly 2 bells. Larger bell over entrance turret fate unknown during WWII, smaller chapel bell used in Chislet 4th in 1970.
CANTERBURY, Poor Priest's Hospital (currently The Marlowe Kit) - Clock bell removed at outset of WWII.
CANTERBURY, St Andrew - Formerly ring of 4, tenor 5¾ cwt approx. Then single bell 5-2-14 transferred to St Anne, Caversham.
CANTERBURY, St Columba - Formerly single bell ½ cwt approx. stolen c.1978
CANTERBURY, St George the Martyr - Formerly ring of 5 bells, tenor 12 cwt approx.
CANTERBURY, St Gregory the Great (now St Gregory's Centre for Music) - Formerly chime of 3, 2-0-2. Transferred to Wormshill.
CANTERBURY, St Margaret - Formerly ring of 3, tenor 6-3-0. Transferred to Canterbury (St Peter), Newchurch & Droxford, Hants.
CANTERBURY, St Mary Breadman - Formerly ring of 3, tenor 5½ cwt approx.. Transferred to Canterbury (St Andrew), Canterbury (Westgate Towers, then Bishopsbourne) and 1 unknown.
CANTERBURY, St Mary Bredin (Old Church) - Formerly ring of 3. 2-1-8. 2 bells recast into bell for New Church, remainder in a museum.
CANTERBURY, St Mary de Castro - Formerly 3 bells (at least). 3 bells transferred to Lower Hardres.
CANTERBURY, St Mary Magdalene - Formerly ring of 3, 6¼ cwt approx. Transferred to Canterbury (St George the Martyr), Madagascar.
CANTERBURY, St Mary Northgate - Formerly ring of 4, tenor 7½ cwt approx. Transferred to Namibia.
CANTERBURY, St Mildred - Formerly ring of 5, tenor 10 cwt approx. 1 bells at Quex Park, 1 still in tower, rest disappeared.
CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL, Former Campanile - Formerly 6 bells hung for swing chiming, forfeited to the Crown in 1541
CHALLOCK, Ss Cosmas & Damian - Formerly ring of 4, tenor 11½ cwt approx. 2 bells disappeared from Croydon Foundry, remainder hung dead.
CHARLTON, St Paul - Formerly a single bell, 7-1-11
CHATHAM, St Mary the Virgin (The Victoria Tower) - Formerly ring of 8, tenor 25-0-21, transferred to Gorran, Cornwall.
CHATHAM, St Paul - Formerly 1 bell, fate unknown
CHATHAM, Town Hall - Formerly 2 bells, heavier 13-2-16
DENTON, St Mary Magdalene - Formerly ring of 3, tenor 7½ cwt approx. bell sold, remainder swing chimed.
DEPTFORD, Christchurch - Formerly single bell, 8½ cwt approx.
DEPTFORD, John Evelyn School - Formerly 1 bell, 1-0-11
DEPTFORD, Kylefield House - School closed, formerly single bell, ¾ cwt approx.
DEPTFORD, St Nicholas - Formerly ring of 8, 20-1-2. 6 bells sold, 2 derelict in frame.
DETLING, St Martin - Formerly ring of 3. 2 bells sold leaving 1 remaining.
DODDINGTON, St John the Baptist - Formerly ring of 6. 4 sold leaving 2 remaining.
DOVER, Garrison Church of St Alban, Old Park - Formerly single bell. Church demolished.
DOVER, Holy Trinity - Church demolished, formerly 1 bell
DOVER, Our Lady of Pity and St Martin (RC) - Formerly single bell, ½ cwt approx. transferred to Our Lady of Dover, Buckland Valley. Church closed 1940, sold 1960.
DOVER, St Barnabas - Formerly single bell, church demolished.
DOVER, St Bartholomew - Formerly single bell, 2-2-25, transferred to Ewell Monastery, West Malling
DOVER, St James the Apostle (New Church) - Formerly ring of 6 steel bells, 12 cwt approx. Scrapped.
DOVER, St James the Apostle (Old Church) - Formerly ring of 6, tenor 17½ cwt approx. Sold to buy bells for New Church.
DOVER, St Mary in Castro - Formerly ring of 6, tenor 25 cwt approx. Sold, possibly to Portsmouth as scrap or bells.
DOVER, St Mary's Mission Hall - Formerly single bell ¼ cwt approx. transferred to St Nicholas, Buckland Valley. Demolished 1938.
DOWNHAM, Good Shepherd RC Primary School - Formerly 1 bell, assumed lost after WWII bombing
DUNKIRK, Christ Church - Formerly single bell, transferred to Great Chart (recast).
DYMCHURCH, Ss Peter & Paul - Formerly ring of 5. 2 sold, 3 remaining.
EAST GREENWICH, St Andrew & St Michael - Formerly 3 bells, largest 20-0-0
EAST WICKHAM, St Michael (Old Church) - Formerly ring of 3, tenor 4 cwt approx. On display on ground.
EASTWELL, St Mary - Formerly ring of 6, tenor 11-2-18. Scrapped.
EDENBRIDGE, Fircroft Way (The Royal Jubilee Bells) - Formerly ring of 8, tenor 9-1-25. Transferred to a River Thames boat for the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant and then the City of London (St James Garlickhythe).
ELMLEY, St James - Formerly single bell, tenor 1¼ cwt approx. Church demolished.
FAVERSHAM, St Saviour (now "The Hot Tin") - Formerly single bell 0-2-18, removed in 1970 with the metal going into Ashford treble.
FOLKESTONE, Cheriton Road Cemetery - Former single hemispherical bell transferred to St Augustine's, Folkestone
FOLKESTONE, Christchurch - Church demolished leaving the tower, formerly single bell, 6-1-16, scrapped
FOLKESTONE, St Michael & All Angels - Formerly 8 tubular bells and probably single bell disposed of before church demolished 1953.
GRAVESEND, St James - Formerly single bells hung for ringing, tenor 4 cwt approx., scrapped.
GREENWICH, Holy Trinity - Formerly single bell 4½ cwt approx. Church demolished.
GREENWICH, St Mary - Formerly single bell. Church demolished.
GREENWICH, St Peter - Formerly single bell. Church demolished.
HALSTEAD, St Margaret - Formerly ring of 5, now 1 bell with remainder scrapped.
HAM, St George - Formerly single bell, 1-0-4, transferred to St Nicholas, Buckland Valley
HASTINGLEIGH, St Mary - Formerly ring of 3, now 1 bell.
HATCHAM, St James (Old Church) - Formerly single bell, Church demolished.
HAWKHURST, All Saints - Formerly ring of 3, tenor 6-1-23. Bells transferred to Wittersham, Eastry and Limerick.
HAWKINGE, St Michael - Formerly single bell, 4 cwt approx
HERNE BAY, St John the Evangelist - Formerly single bell, tenor 7-1-25. Bell fell apart and metal sold.
HERSDEN, St Alban - Formerly single bell, lost.
HIGHAM, St Mary - Formerly single bell hung full-circle.
HINXHILL, St Mary - Formerly ring of 3. Treble removed leaving 2 remaining.
HOPE, All Saints - Formerly single bell, tenor 4 cwt approx., transferred to St Nicholas, New Romney.
HOUGHAM-IN-DOVER, Christ Church - Formerly single bell, 6-1-21, metal used for Ash-next-Sandwich augmentation
HYTHE, The Virgin Mother of Good Counsel - Formerly single bell
KINGSTON, St Giles - Formerly ring of 3, tenor cwt approx. Tenor removed leaving 2 remaining.
KNOCKHOLT, St Katharine - Formerly ring of 3, now 2 remaining swing chimed.
LANGLEY, St Mary - Formerly ring of 3, tenor 8¼ cwt approx. Tenor removed leaving 2 remaining.
LEE, Good Shepherd - Former tubular chime of 5, destroyed 1941 with the old church.
LEE, Holy Trinity - Formerly single bell. Church demolished.
LEE, St Margaret - Formerly ring of 8, tenor 14-1-5. Scrapped in favour of a new chime.
LEE, St Mildred - Formerly ring of 3, tenor 2¾ cwt approx. 2 bells sold, 1 transferred to Thamesmead.
LEWISHAM, St Saviour and Ss John the Baptist and Evangelist (RC) - 8 tubular bells which may or may not still be there
LEYBOURNE, Ss Peter & Paul - Formerly ring of 3, tenor 7-3-17. Now 1 bell.
LEYSDOWN, St Clement - Formerly 2 bells, tenor 1-2-12.
LITTLE CHART, St Mary of Holy Rood (Old Church) - Formerly ring of 6, tenor 7-3-20. Recast and transferred to the New Church.
LOWER HARDRES, St Mary - Formerly ring of 3, now 1.
LUDDENHAM, St Mary - Formerly single bell, 6¼ cwt approx. transferred to St Peter, Halfway. Survivor of 3 bells when tower fell in 1807.
LUTON, Christ Church - Formerly 8 tubular bells, disposed of 1984
LYDD, School - Formerly single bell, ½ cwt approx. Transferred elsewhere.
MAIDSTONE, Holy Trinity - Formerly single bell hung for ringing, tenor 3-2-10. Scrapped with metal going to Ashford (St Mary).
MAIDSTONE, St John the Evangelist - Formerly 2 turret bells. Church demolished.
MAIDSTONE, St Paul (Old Church) - Formerly 5 bells hung for chiming, tenor 8-0-23. Transferred to Wighton, Norfolk. Church demolished.
MAIDSTONE, St Peter - Formerly single bell. Metal used in treble of Great Chart.
MARGATE, Holy Trinity Old Church - Formerly single bell hung for ringing, tenor 10-3-2. Church bombed 1943, pulled down 1958. Bell transferred to new church.
MARGATE, Pier - Formerly single bell, 3-0-0, washed away
MARGATE, St Augustine - Formerly single bell 1-2-8 transferred to St Nicholas, Buckland Valley. Church demolished.
MARGATE, The Centre - Formerly 2 sets of hour bell and 4 quarter bells (3-2-6 and 3-1-20), now in storage
MILSTEAD, St Mary - Formerly ring of 3. Hung for stationary chiming.
MILTON, Christ Church - Formerly single bell. Church demolished.
MILTON, Holy Trinity - Formerly single bell. Church demolished.
MILTON BY CANTERBURY, St John the Baptist (formerly St Nicholas) - Bell smashed between 2006-10 leaving just the crown and clapper hanging in the gable
MILTON REGIS, Market House - Formerly single bell, transferred to the public library.
MOLASH, St Peter - Formerly ring of 3, 9 cwt approx. 2 bells sold.
MONKS HORTON, St Peter - Formerly ring of 4, 9-0-26. Scrapped and replaced with 3 small chiming bells.
MURSTON, All Saints (New Church) - Formerly 5 bells hung dead with electric solenoid hammers on looping clock chime. Currently with the Keltek Trust on offer to Child Okeford, Dorset.
MURSTON, All Saints (Old Church) - Formerly 2 bells, transferred to the new church.
NEW ROMNEY, St Martin - Formerly 5 bells. Sold and church demolished.
NEWENDEN, St Peter - Formerly ring of 3. 2 bells sold.
NEWINGTON-BY-RAMSGATE, St Christopher - Formerly 1 bell from St Paul's, Ramsgate, transferred to Africa
NORTHUMBERLAND HEATH, Erith School - Formerly single bell, ½ cwt approx. School closed and bell sold.
OLD BROMPTON, Holy Trinity - Formerly 1 bell
ORPINGTON, All Saints - Formerly ring of 4.
PENGE, Christ Church - Formerly single bell, 1 cwt. Church demolished.
PENGE, St Paul - Former single bell hung for ringing, 6-1-24. Transferred to Maidstone (St Michael).
PERRY HILL, St George (Old Church) - Formerly single bell hung for ringing, 9 cwt, damaged or stolen. 2 clock bells were transferred to Lynsted and Canonbury (St Paul).
PLUMSTEAD, St Alban (St Michael) - Formerly single bell 3½ cwt approx. bought from St Margaret, Plumstead
PLUMSTEAD, St Margaret - Formerly single bell, 3½ cwt approx transferred to St Alban's Plumstead and 8 tubular bells transferred to St Mark & St Margaret's, Plumstead.
PLUMSTEAD, St Mark - Formerly single bell 1½ cwt approx. transferred to St Mary's, Perth. Church demolished.
RAMSGATE, Harbour - Formerly 5 bells, sold.
RAMSGATE, St Mary - Formerly single bell 3½ cwt transferred to St George, Ramsgate. Church demolished.
RAMSGATE, St Paul - Formerly single bell, transferred to St Christopher, Newington (near Ramsgate) and thereafter to Africa. Church demolished.
RECULVER, St Mary - Formerly ring of 4 bells, 14 cwt approx. 2 bells scrapped, others transferred to Badlesmere and Hilborough.
ROCHESTER, St Nicholas - Formerly ring of 3, 8½ cwt approx. Transferred to Kingsnorth.
ROCHESTER, St Peter (Old church) - Formerly single bell, fate unknown.
ROSHERVILLE, Rosherville Gardens - Formerly chime of 13 bells, bass 5-1-24, sold 1872. Bass transferred to Chennai.
ROSHERVILLE, St Mark - Formerly single bell. Church demolished and fate of bell unknown.
RYARSH, St Martin - Formerly ring of 3, tenor 7-1-22. Rehung for swing chiming.
SANDGATE, St Paul - Formerly single bell, possibly transferred to the library, and 5 tubular bells, disposed of.
SANDWICH, St Mary - Formerly ring of 5, 20-0-14. Sold to Elham for their metal.
SHEERNESS, St Paul's Dockyard Chapel - Formerly 3 clock bells, tenor 3-3-21, destroyed by fire.
SHORTLANDS, St Mary - Formerly 3 bells destroyed in the War
SMEETH, St Mary - Formerly ring of 3, 9 cwt approx. 2 bells sold.
SNARGATE, St Dunstan - Formerly a ring of 3, since rehung for swing chiming
STROOD, St Nicholas - Formerly ring of 6. 3 bells sold and 3 destroyed by fire.
SWINGFIELD, St Peter - Formerly ring of 3, 7 cwt approx. 2 bells sold.
SYDENHAM, Passmore Edwards House for the Orphans of Teachers - Formerly 5 clock bells, fate unknown
SYDENHAM, St Matthew - Formerly 8 hemispherical bells and a service bell. Church demolished and fate of bells unknown.
TEMPLE EWELL, Ss Peter & Paul - Formerly ring of 3, 6¾ cwt approx. 2 bells scrapped.
TOVIL, St Stephen - Formerly single bell 3¾ cwt approx,transferred to Shellingford, Oxon to become the 2nd of a ring of 6.
TUNBRIDGE WELLS, St Augustine Old Church (RC) - Formerly 5 bells, fate unknown when church demolished (may have been transferred to new church).
TUNBRIDGE WELLS, St Luke - Formerly single bell hung for ringing, 14 cwt approx. Scrapped when the new chime was installed.
WALMER, South Barracks Bell Tower - Bells removed from the tower and sold in 2022.
WARDEN IN SHEPPEY, St James - Formerly single bell. Church destroyed with the village. Tradition says transferred to Minster recast as new treble.
WESTGATE ON SEA, Wellington House School - Formerly 2 bells. School closed and transferred to Benenden School and (recast) to St Saviour, Westgate to become the treble.
WHITSTABLE, The Two Brewers - Formerly 8 small bells hung as fixed chime in the pub. Stolen.
WHITSTABLE, Whitstable Cemetery - Formerly 2 bells, transferred to St Andrew's Whitstable and Tuckswood, Norwich.
WOOLWICH, New Road URC (Scots Church?) - Formerly single bell, 3-0-19. Church demolished and fate of bell unknown.
WOOLWICH, Royal Arsenal Chapel - Formerly single bell, 1-3-26, transferred to St Barnabas, Eltham.
WOOLWICH, St John - Formerly a single bell. Church demolished and fate of bell unknown.
WOOLWICH, Union Street Board School. - Formerly single bell, 0-3-18. School demolished and fate of bell unknown.
WOOTTON, St Martin - Formerly ring of 3. No further information.
WYCHLING, St Margaret - Formerly ring of 3, 4 cwt approx. 1 bells sold.