Maidstone St Michael

MAIDSTONE, St Michael & All Angels

Photo DrL 24th July 2004

	8 bells
	Tenor 6-1-24 in C
	Grid Ref. TQ749553
	Maidstone District
	Frame: 1876 John Warner
	Retuning: Never subsequently retuned
	Upstairs Ringing Room
	PEALS

DETAILS OF THE BELLS

Bell Weight Diameter Cast Founder

1

2-1-12

19ž"

1979

Whitechapel

2

2-1-20

20ž"

1979

Whitechapel

3

2-2-16

22"

1979

Whitechapel

4

2-2-26

24"

1979

Whitechapel

5

3-1-4

26"

1979

Whitechapel

6

3-3-8

27"

1979

Whitechapel

7

5-0-4

29"

1979

Whitechapel

8

6-1-24

32"

1933

Gillett & Johnston

Clock

1734
Richard Phelps

INSCRIPTIONS

1.

A. M. D. G.

19
79

WHITECHAPEL

2.

RECAST
FROM A BELL DONATED BY
SARAH BUCKMASTER

19
79

WHITECHAPEL

3.

RECAST
FROM A BELL DONATED BY
HENRY HUGHES

19
79

WHITECHAPEL

4.

RECAST
FROM A BELL DONATED BY
DAVID STEPHEN WHITE

19
79

WHITECHAPEL

5.

RECAST
FROM A BELL DONATED BY
CHARLES BEAUMONT

19
79

WHITECHAPEL

6.

RECAST
FROM A BELL DONATED BY
FRANCES, LEWIS, JOHN,
PERCY, CLARA & MABEL,
CHILDREN OF MAIDSTONE
AND L. D. WIGAN

19
79

WHITECHAPEL

7.

THIS BELL
ORIGINALLY CAST IN 1876:
AND BELLS 2 - 6 IN 1878
JOHN WARNER & SONS.
LONDON

19
79

WHITECHAPEL

8. GILLETT & JOHNSTON, CROYDON, 1933.

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
MILLICENT
1900 - 1931

C. RICHARD PHELPS MADE ME 1734

DETAILS OF THE PREVIOUS RING

Bell Weight Note Cast Founder

Treble
4-3-12
F 1878 John Warner & Sons

2
5-0-4
E flat 1878 John Warner & Sons

3
5-2-8
D flat 1878 John Warner & Sons

4
6-0-2
B 1878 John Warner & Sons

5
6-2-4
B flat 1878 John Warner & Sons

Tenor
7-1-26
A flat 1876 John Warner & Sons

HISTORY

1734

Bell cast for Burham Old Church by Richard Phelps.

1876

25th Oct.

The new church with the single John Warner bell, hung in pit 7 of a new 8-bell frame were consecrated.

1878

5 trebles added to the single bell in pits 2-6.

1933

Gillett & Johnston cast a bell for St Paul's, Penge.

1974

The bell from St Paul's, Penge was acquired.

1979

The Minor 6 were recast into the fron 7 of an octave by Whitechapel. They were hung in the existing frame together with the bell from Penge forming the tenor. The bell from Burham Old Church was hung as the clock bell.

1980

2nd Feb.

Bells dedicated.

GALLERY

Clock bell

The tenor.

Bell	Weight	Diameter	Cast	Founder
1	2-1-12	19ž"	1979	Whitechapel
2	2-1-20	20ž"	1979	Whitechapel
3	2-2-16	22"	1979	Whitechapel
4	2-2-26	24"	1979	Whitechapel
5	3-1-4	26"	1979	Whitechapel
6	3-3-8	27"	1979	Whitechapel
7	5-0-4	29"	1979	Whitechapel
8	6-1-24	32"	1933	Gillett & Johnston
Clock			1734	Richard Phelps

Bell	Weight	Note	Cast	Founder
Treble	4-3-12	F	1878	John Warner & Sons
2	5-0-4	E flat	1878	John Warner & Sons
3	5-2-8	D flat	1878	John Warner & Sons
4	6-0-2	B	1878	John Warner & Sons
5	6-2-4	B flat	1878	John Warner & Sons
Tenor	7-1-26	A flat	1876	John Warner & Sons

1734		Bell cast for Burham Old Church by Richard Phelps.
1876	25th Oct.	The new church with the single John Warner bell, hung in pit 7 of a new 8-bell frame were consecrated.
1878		5 trebles added to the single bell in pits 2-6.
1933		Gillett & Johnston cast a bell for St Paul's, Penge.
1974		The bell from St Paul's, Penge was acquired.
1979		The Minor 6 were recast into the fron 7 of an octave by Whitechapel. They were hung in the existing frame together with the bell from Penge forming the tenor. The bell from Burham Old Church was hung as the clock bell.
1980	2nd Feb.	Bells dedicated.