Maidstone St Paul

MAIDSTONE, St Paul (New Church)

Photo DrL 25th Jan 2007

	1 bell
	Tenor 1-1-23 in D
	Grid Ref.: TQ764569
	Maidstone District
	Never subsequently retuned
	Hung in bracket on wall
	The 2nd of a future ring of 8 that was never cast.
	Church replaces St Paul's Old Church that burned down in 1970

DETAILS OF THE BELL

Bell Weight Diameter Note Cast Founder

1

1-1-21

17⅝"

D

1971

Whitechapel

The Whitechapel Bell Foundry tuning book gives 1-1-23. The above weight is from John Slater's tuning book, which may be more reliable. The cast weight was 1-2-14.

INSCRIPTION

19

71

WHITECHAPEL

HISTORY

1971

The new St Paul's church was equipped with a single bell (cast the year before), set to be the 2nd of a future new ring of 8, tenor just under 4 cwt in E flat. It was hung for swing chiming with a lever adjacent to the tower "stump" which incorporates a circular hole for the bells.

GALLERY

Bell	Weight	Diameter	Note	Cast	Founder
1	1-1-21	17⅝"	D	1971	Whitechapel
The Whitechapel Bell Foundry tuning book gives 1-1-23. The above weight is from John Slater's tuning book, which may be more reliable. The cast weight was 1-2-14.