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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

19¾"

1979

Whitechapel

2

2-1-20

20¾"

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.  
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2.  
RECAST
FROM A BELL DONATED BY
SARAH BUCKMASTER
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3.  
RECAST
FROM A BELL DONATED BY
HENRY HUGHES
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4.  
RECAST
FROM A BELL DONATED BY
DAVID STEPHEN WHITE
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5.  
RECAST
FROM A BELL DONATED BY
CHARLES BEAUMONT
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6.  
RECAST
FROM A BELL DONATED BY
FRANCES, LEWIS, JOHN,
PERCY, CLARA & MABEL,
CHILDREN OF MAIDSTONE
AND L. D. WIGAN
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7.  
THIS BELL
ORIGINALLY CAST IN 1876:
AND BELLS 2 - 6 IN 1878
JOHN WARNER & SONS.
LONDON
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8. GILLETT & JOHNSTON, CROYDON, 1933.
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
MILLICENT
1900 - 1931
Clock. 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

Eb 1878 John Warner & Sons
3

5-2-8

Db 1878 John Warner & Sons
4

6-0-2

B 1878 John Warner & Sons
5

6-2-4

Bb 1878 John Warner & Sons
Tenor

7-1-26

Ab 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.

PHOTOGRAPHS

Photo: Graham Heath, 2007 Clock bell

Photo: Graham Heath, 2007

Photo: Graham Heath, 2007
7th and tenor.
Photo: Graham Heath, 2007
6th