Sandhurst

SANDHURST, St Nicholas

	6 bells
	Tenor 12-1-10 in F sharp
	Grid Ref. TQ791273
	Tonbridge District
	Frame: ?
	Retuning: 1962 John Taylor & Co.
	Ground Floor
	PEALS

DETAILS OF THE BELLS

Bell	Weight	Diameter	Cast	Founder
1	5-1-22	29⅝"	1931	Mears & Stainbank
2	5-3-13	31ž"	1607	Joseph Hatch
3	6-3-4	33˝"	1607	Joseph Hatch
4	9-1-6	36"	1913	Alfred Bowell
5	10 cwt approx.	37˝"	1460-1485	John Kebyll
6	12-1-10	42˝"	1619	Joseph Hatch

Bell	Weight	Diameter	Cast	Founder
5	9-3-25	37˝"	1962	John Taylor & Co.
This bell was removed in 2009 and replaced with the former 5th, which itself had been welded.

1460-85

Bell cast by John Kebyll (destined to become the 4th of 5).

1607

Treble and 2nd (of 5) cast by Joseph Hatch.

1619

Tenor (of 5) cast by Joseph Hatch.

1678

Bell recast by William Hill. While it was probably the present 4th (3rd of 5), accounts from the time record it as the "4t", implying that there were 6 bells in the tower at the time. All the bells were rehung.

1684

Bells rehung.

1876

Bells rehung by John Warner with new fittings.

1913

4th recast and bells rehung with steel headstocks by Alfred Bowell. He added an additional pit for a future treble.

1913 7 Mar:
To recasting the 3rd bell and rehanging the whole peal of give including the rearranging and strengthening of the old framework and fixing the iron rope guides Ł80. To additional oak framework for the sixth bell and repairing the floor Ł5. Total Ł85. Paid cq 23 Mar 1913.

1931

Treble added to make 6 by Mears & Stainbank.

1962

Bells retuned and rehung by John Taylor in a strengthened frame. The old 5th was replaced with a new bell, the old bell being displayed under the tower.

2009

The old cracked 5th was welded and put back into the tower, replacing the modern Taylor bell. (Fate of Taylor bell not currently known by webmaster.)

The old 5th had been standing on the floor of the church between 1962 and 2009, when it was welded and restored to the tower. These pictures, courtesy KCACR website, 2009.


	The old 5th when it was at Taylor's.