Newnham

NEWNHAM, Ss Peter & Paul

	6 bells
	Tenor 7-0-18 in B
	Grid Ref. TQ954576
	Canterbury District
	Frame: 1867 2 tier for 6 bells (it is similar to the frame at Preston-next-Faversham and of similar date) modified in 2009 by Taylors Eayre & Smith into 3 tiers/
	Retuning: Never subsequently retuned
	Ground floor

DETAILS OF THE BELLS

Bell Weight Diameter Cast Founder

1

2-3-26

22⁵/8"

2009

Taylors Eayre & Smith

2

2-3-22

24"

1867

John Taylor & Co

3

3-0-20

24³/4"

1460 - 1485

John Kebyll

4

4-0-26

27¹¹/16"

1460 - 1485

John Kebyll

5

5-2-27

30³/8"

1772

Pack & Chapman

6

7-0-18

33⁷/16"

1460 - 1485

John Kebyll

INSCRIPTIONS

IN MEMORY OF
MERVYN
AND
PAMELA MILES

J: TAYLOR & Co: BELLFOUNDERS 1867

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THO^S WANSTALL & THO^S ELVY CHURCH WARDENS PACK & CHAPMAN OF LONDON FECIT

HISTORY

1460- 1485

Present treble, 2nd and tenor cast (the third may have also been cast at this time).

1772

3rd recast by Pack & Chapman.

1867

Bells rehung in a new 2-tier frame for 6.

1980

Tower declared unsafe for the bells to be rung.

1990

Bells run by a maverick band of ringers (this is the last known ring on the bells).

1990s
Church put in a loudspeaker system. They were granted a retrospective faculty for this, provided they initiated measures to restore the bells. Nothing was done for a long time.

2009
The bells were rehung and the 2-tier frame was modified into 3 tiers. A new treble was cast by Taylors Eayre & Smith and a 2nd hand bell was donated by the Keltek Trust.

GALLERY

Photos courtesy David Cawley, Brian Butcher and Taylors Eayre & Smith. (Click to enlarge)


Treble bell. Photo 1968.	The 4 old bells in 2009.	Looking up through the 3 tiers (tenor, 4th, 2nd).

The treble and 2nd.	The 6 bells lined up at Loughborough.	The new treble bell.

Bell	Weight	Diameter	Cast	Founder
1	2-3-26	22⁵/8"	2009	Taylors Eayre & Smith
2	2-3-22	24"	1867	John Taylor & Co
3	3-0-20	24³/4"	1460 - 1485	John Kebyll
4	4-0-26	27¹¹/16"	1460 - 1485	John Kebyll
5	5-2-27	30³/8"	1772	Pack & Chapman
6	7-0-18	33⁷/16"	1460 - 1485	John Kebyll

1460- 1485	Present treble, 2nd and tenor cast (the third may have also been cast at this time).
1772	3rd recast by Pack & Chapman.
1867	Bells rehung in a new 2-tier frame for 6.
1980	Tower declared unsafe for the bells to be rung.
1990	Bells run by a maverick band of ringers (this is the last known ring on the bells).
1990s	Church put in a loudspeaker system. They were granted a retrospective faculty for this, provided they initiated measures to restore the bells. Nothing was done for a long time.
2009	The bells were rehung and the 2-tier frame was modified into 3 tiers. A new treble was cast by Taylors Eayre & Smith and a 2nd hand bell was donated by the Keltek Trust.