River

RIVER, Ss Peter & Paul

	1 bell hung for ringing (derelict) + Priest's bell
	Tenor: 3 cwt approx.
	Grid Ref. TR291434
	Canterbury District
	Tuned: Never subsequently retuned
	Frame: 1876 John Warner & Sons

DETAILS OF THE BELLS

Bell

Weight
Diameter
Cast

Founder

1

3 cwt approx.
25½"
1876

John Warner & Sons

Priest's

1 cwt approx.
17"
1680

INSCRIPTIONS

1. CAST BY J WARNER & SONS LONDON 1876

P.

B

S S
1680

EARLIER BELLS

Bell

Weight

Diameter

Cast

Founder

Fate

Single

3 cwt approx.

23"

1671

Anthony Barlett

Recast 1876

1.

WILLIAM WHITHILL SAMVELL LAMOTT CHVRCH WARDENS 1671

HISTORY

1572 Church records suggest that the church was very ruinous.

1671 A bell was cast (as one of two) for St Michael, Crooked Lane, London, by Anthony Bartlett.

1688 The repair of the church was completed.

1831 St Michael's Crooked Lane was destroyed during the alterations made for the new approach to London Bridge. One of its bells was transferred to River.

1831 Sept The new church was consecrated. The old church had been pulled down.

1876 The Bartlet bell was recast by John Warner as part of a general restoration of the church (including the construction of an apse and porch).

Bell	Weight	Diameter	Cast	Founder
1	3 cwt approx.	25½"	1876	John Warner & Sons
Priest's	1 cwt approx.	17"	1680

1572		Church records suggest that the church was very ruinous.
1671		A bell was cast (as one of two) for St Michael, Crooked Lane, London, by Anthony Bartlett.
1688		The repair of the church was completed.
1831		St Michael's Crooked Lane was destroyed during the alterations made for the new approach to London Bridge. One of its bells was transferred to River.
1831	Sept	The new church was consecrated. The old church had been pulled down.
1876		The Bartlet bell was recast by John Warner as part of a general restoration of the church (including the construction of an apse and porch).