ST MARY PLATT, Piltdown House Campanile

12 bells
Tenor 22lbs 7oz in E flat (619Hz)
Maidstone District
Frames: 2000
Retuning: Never subsequently retuned
Ground Floor
Private mini ring of bells
PEALS
Local Web Site
¯ Rounds 1
(Dickon Love, at the dedication, 6th Dec 2000)
¯ Rounds 2
(Dickon Love, at the dedication, 6th Dec 2000)
¯ Little bell music in a peal of Bristol Max
(Phil Barnes, around 1750th change, 23rd June 2001)
¯ Little bell music in a peal of Bristol Max
(Phil Barnes, around 2000th change, 23rd June, 2001)
¯ End of a peal of Bristol Max
(Phil Barnes, 23rd June, 2001)

(With thanks to Phil Barnes for use of some of his recordings.)

DETAILS OF THE BELLS

Bell

Weight

Diameter

Cast

Founder

1

7lb 7oz

53/4"

2000

Richard Bowditch & Matthew Higby

2

8lb 3oz

57/8"

2000

Richard Bowditch & Matthew Higby

3

8lb 3oz

61/8"

2000

Richard Bowditch & Matthew Higby

4

7lb 6oz

61/4"

2000

Richard Bowditch & Matthew Higby

5

7lb 3oz

61/4"

2000

Richard Bowditch & Matthew Higby

6

8lb 9oz

61/2"

2000

Richard Bowditch & Matthew Higby

7

8lb 3oz

65/8"

2000

Richard Bowditch & Matthew Higby

8

8lb 15oz

67/8"

2000

Richard Bowditch & Matthew Higby

9

9lb 13oz

71/4"

2000

Richard Bowditch & Matthew Higby

10

10lb 8oz

71/2"

2000

Richard Bowditch & Matthew Higby

11

16lb 4oz

83/4"

2000

Richard Bowditch & Matthew Higby

12

22lb 7oz

10"

2000

Richard Bowditch & Matthew Higby

INSCRIPTIONS

The bells do not bear inscriptions, but each has a name, as follows:

1. SHEERNESS
2. LEEDS
3. MINSTER-ON-SEA
4. CANTERBURY
5. LONDON
6. OXFORD
7. BATTERSEA
8. AMERSHAM
9. BOURNVILLE
10. LITTLEMORE
11. KEYWORTH
12. WROTHAM

HISTORY

2000

A miniring of 12 bells was cast by Richard Bowditch & Matthew Higby and hung in the garage of Phillip & Elizabeth Barnes. Matthew Higby hung them on 5th/6th December, and the bells were dedicated by F'r David A. Gibbons, Parish Priest of Sacred Heart (RC), Camberwell at a party on 6th December.

PHOTOGRAPHS

photo Frank Lewis Ringing at the opening party, together with pictures of some of the bells in the loft.
photo Frank Lewis photo Frank Lewis