St Peter-in-Thanet, St Andrew (Reading Street)

ST PETER-IN-THANET, St Andrew
(Reading St)

	1 bell plus disused bell
	3 cwt approx.
	Grid Ref. TR388695
	Canterbury District
	Hung for swing chiming with levers
	Small south west tower with spire
	Daughter church to St Peter, St Peter-in-Thanet

DETAILS OF THE BELLS

Bell Weight Diameter Pitch Cast Founder

1

3 cwt approx.

24"
G
1910

John Warner & Sons

Disused bell ½ cwt approx. c. 16" 1864 John Warner & Sons

1. CAST BY JOHN WARNER & SONS LTD LONDON 1910.

D.

(on lip) J WARNER & SONS LONDON 1864

HISTORY

1907 Church Hall built and dedicated by the Bishop of Dover. Shortly afterwards the foundation stone of the new church was laid.

1910 A new bell was cast and hung for swing chiming with a lever by John Warner & Sons Ltd.

1911 11th Apr Church consecrated by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Randall Davidson.

c.1995 The steel girders on which the bell hung threatened collapse. It was rehung on wooden beams with all new fittings by Eayre & Smith.

1999 Major rebuilding project on the church.

Bell	Weight	Diameter	Pitch	Cast	Founder
1	3 cwt approx.	24"	G	1910	John Warner & Sons
Disused bell	½ cwt approx.	c. 16"		1864	John Warner & Sons

1.	CAST BY JOHN WARNER & SONS LTD LONDON 1910.

D.
	(on lip) J WARNER & SONS LONDON 1864

1907		Church Hall built and dedicated by the Bishop of Dover. Shortly afterwards the foundation stone of the new church was laid.
1910		A new bell was cast and hung for swing chiming with a lever by John Warner & Sons Ltd.
1911	11th Apr	Church consecrated by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Randall Davidson.
c.1995		The steel girders on which the bell hung threatened collapse. It was rehung on wooden beams with all new fittings by Eayre & Smith.
1999		Major rebuilding project on the church.