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NEWCHURCH, Ss Peter & Paul |
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DETAILS OF THE BELLS |
Bell Weight Diameter Cast Founder 1
4-1-15
27⅞"
1969
Whitechapel
2
4-2-9
2915/16"
1845
Charles & George Mears
3
5-0-25
3015/16"
1637
John Wilnar
4
6-3-9
34"
1637
John Wilnar
5
8-2-3
36¾"
1637
John Wilnar
6
10-3-1
40¾"
1637
John Wilnar
INSCRIPTIONS |
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o praise ye the Lord for it is good to sing praises to
our God for it is pleasant and praise is comely SS peter and paul new church recast mdcccxlv |
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IOH
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WILAR
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1637 |
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IOH
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WILAR
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1637 |
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IOH
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WILAR
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1637 |
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IOH
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WILAR
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MADE
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HISTORY |
1552
Record of 4 bells ("Item iiij bells in the steple.Mem: Sold . . . . ij little sacryng bells.")
1625
Joseph Hatch cast the tenor bell at St Margaret's, Canterbury, weighing 6-3-0.
1637
Ring of 5 cast by John Wilnar.
1799 Edward Hasted wrote:
The church, which is dedicated to St. Peter and St. Paul, is a large handsome building consisting of three isles and a chance, having a tower with a beacon turret at the west end, in which are five bells. 1845
Cracked treble (of 5) recast by Charles & George Mears.
1967
Fittings removed from the old 5.
1968
The tenor at St Margaret's, Canterbury was recast to form the treble to augment the ring of 5 to 6, in memory of John Willis. (The inscription says 1969, but the recasting took place in 1968.)
1969
Bells tuned, treble added and all the bells were hung in a new clockwise frame by Whitechapel (the previous frame was anticlockwise).
1969
Bells rehallowed by the Archbishop of Canterbury.
GALLERY |
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| The new treble bell. | The new treble bell is inverted. Next to that is the tenor bell, with Bill Beeching looking on. Photo: 23rd Feb. 1969. |
Another view of the tower showing a kink in the stages.
