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Walmer, Lifeboat Station
 Photo: Stuart Adcock 12 Jul 2005 CC BY-SA 3.0
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Details of the Bells |
| Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
| ꓕ | Single bell | 3 cwt approx. | c.24" | 1871 | John Warner & Sons | Doncaster | Never |
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History |
| 1871 | Lifeboat House was built opposite St Saviour's church and in a similar gothic style. A bell, cast by John Warner & Sons, was hung in an open gable for swing chiming with a lever on a timber headstock. | ||
| 2013 | The bell was rehung on a new metal deadstock for chiming with an internal hammer. Prior to that it is said not to have been rung since the 1970s when one of the lifeboat volunteers was married. |
Gallery |
View of the lip of the bell when it was rehung. Photo: Colin Varrall, July 2013 |
The bell before it was restored, on its original headstock. Photo: Colin Varrall, July 2013 |
The team involved with the dismantling of the bell. Photo: Colin Varrall, July 2013 |
Photo: Colin Varrall, July 2013 |
| Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 28 August 2022 |