Petham

PETHAM, All Saints

Photo RCO

	6 bells + clock bell
	Tenor 6-1-0 in B flat
	Grid Ref. TR131513
	Canterbury District
	Frame: 1923 Local
	Retuning: Never subsequently retuned
	Ground Floor
	These were Mears & Stainbank's first Simpson-tuned ring of bells.
	PEALS

DETAILS OF THE BELLS

Bell

Weight

Diameter

Note

Cast

Founder

1

3-1-5

24"

G

1923

Mears & Stainbank

2

3-3-0

25˝"

F

1923

Mears & Stainbank

3

4-1-0

27˝"

E flat

1923

Mears & Stainbank

4

4-1-16

28"

D

1923

Mears & Stainbank

5

5-2-6

30Ľ"

C

1923

Mears & Stainbank

6

6-1-0

33"

B flat

1923

Mears & Stainbank

Clock

24"

G*

1907
Mears & Stainbank

*The clock bell is actually just sharp of G (Old Concert Pitch) with a flat 7th hum
and is interesting to compare with the treble which is G (Standard Pitch) with an octave hum.

1.

M & S. 1923.

2.

M & S. 1923.

3.

M & S. 1923.

4.

M & S. 1923.

5.

M & S. 1923.

6.

MEARS & STAINBANK, FOUNDERS, LONDON. 1923

C. MEARS & STAINBANK

G.E.S.
A.D. 1907.

EARLER RINGS OF BELLS

Bell

Cast

Founder

1 (of 3)
1706
Richard Phelps

2 (of 3)
1617
Joseph Hatch

3 (of 3)
Pre-reformation

1. RICHARD PHELPS FECIT ME 1706 THOMAS HALKE C W

2. Iosephvs Hatch Fecit 1617

3. Vocor Campana Iohannus

These bells were recast into a new ring of 6 by Lester & Pack in 1760.

Bell

Diameter

Thickness

Cast Weight

Tuning

1

25”

2' ⁴/16”

3-3-1

Maiden bell

2

26Ľ”

2' ²/16”

4-1-6

Maiden bell

3

28”

2' ²/16”

4-2-16

Up a little

4

29”

2' ²/16”

4-3-11

Maiden bell

5

31”

2' ³/16”

5-3-2

Up Ľ

6

33˝”

2' ⁴/16”

6-3-6

Up a little

1. GEORGIVS III REX LESTER & PACK OF LONDON FECIT 1760

2. LESTER & PACK OF LONDON FECIT 1760

3. LESTER & PACK OF LONDON FECIT 1760

4. LESTER & PACK OF LONDON FECIT 1760 THO^S HALKE

5. LESTER & PACK OF LONDON FECIT 1760 IOHN POTTER BELLHANGER

6. BRYAN FOSSETT CURATE W^M FOORD CH : WARDEN 1760 LESTER & PACK FECIT

HISTORY

c.1350

Bell cast, later forming the tenor of a ring of 3.

1617

Middle bell (of 3) cast by Joseph Hatch.

1706

Treble (of 3) cast by Richard Phelps.

1760

The 3 bells were recast into a peal of 6 by Lester & Pack.

1907

A bell was cast for Kenfield Hall. This was destined to become the clock bell after the 1922 fire.

1922

Fire virtually destroyed the church and melted the bells.

1923

A new ring of 6 was cast by Mears & Stainbank and hung in a new locally made wooden frame.

1967

Whitechapel tightened the frame and fittings and recharged the bearings with lubricant.

1979

Curtains were made to shroud the ground floor ringing room from the rest of the church, by Mrs Cynthia Andrews.

1994

Bells rehung with partly new fittings by the Kent C.A.

GALLERY

In the belfry.

The clock bell hanging from the belfry ceiling.

Bell	Weight	Diameter	Note	Cast	Founder
1	3-1-5	24"	G	1923	Mears & Stainbank
2	3-3-0	25˝"	F	1923	Mears & Stainbank
3	4-1-0	27˝"	E flat	1923	Mears & Stainbank
4	4-1-16	28"	D	1923	Mears & Stainbank
5	5-2-6	30Ľ"	C	1923	Mears & Stainbank
6	6-1-0	33"	B flat	1923	Mears & Stainbank
Clock		24"	G*	1907	Mears & Stainbank

1.	RICHARD PHELPS FECIT ME 1706 THOMAS HALKE C W

2.	Iosephvs Hatch Fecit 1617

3.	Vocor Campana Iohannus

Bell	Diameter	Thickness	Cast Weight	Tuning
1	25”	2' ⁴/16”	3-3-1	Maiden bell
2	26Ľ”	2' ²/16”	4-1-6	Maiden bell
3	28”	2' ²/16”	4-2-16	Up a little
4	29”	2' ²/16”	4-3-11	Maiden bell
5	31”	2' ³/16”	5-3-2	Up Ľ
6	33˝”	2' ⁴/16”	6-3-6	Up a little

1.	GEORGIVS III REX LESTER & PACK OF LONDON FECIT 1760

2.	LESTER & PACK OF LONDON FECIT 1760

3.	LESTER & PACK OF LONDON FECIT 1760

4.	LESTER & PACK OF LONDON FECIT 1760 THO^S HALKE

5.	LESTER & PACK OF LONDON FECIT 1760 IOHN POTTER BELLHANGER

6.	BRYAN FOSSETT CURATE W^M FOORD CH : WARDEN 1760 LESTER & PACK FECIT

c.1350	Bell cast, later forming the tenor of a ring of 3.
1617	Middle bell (of 3) cast by Joseph Hatch.
1706	Treble (of 3) cast by Richard Phelps.
1760	The 3 bells were recast into a peal of 6 by Lester & Pack.
1907	A bell was cast for Kenfield Hall. This was destined to become the clock bell after the 1922 fire.
1922	Fire virtually destroyed the church and melted the bells.
1923	A new ring of 6 was cast by Mears & Stainbank and hung in a new locally made wooden frame.
1967	Whitechapel tightened the frame and fittings and recharged the bearings with lubricant.
1979	Curtains were made to shroud the ground floor ringing room from the rest of the church, by Mrs Cynthia Andrews.
1994	Bells rehung with partly new fittings by the Kent C.A.

	In the belfry.
	The clock bell hanging from the belfry ceiling.