Kilndown, Christ Church
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Details of the Bells |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
® | Treble | 3-2-2 | 25" | F♯ | 1958 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Flat | Never | |
® | 2 | 4-1-19 | 27" | E | 1958 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Flat | Never | |
® | 3 | 4-3-9 | 28" | D | 1958 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Flat | Never | |
® | 4 | 5-0-26 | 30" | C♯ | 1958 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Flat | Never | |
® | 5 | 7-1-26 | 33" | B | 1958 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Flat | Never | |
® | Tenor | 9-1-10 | 36.5" | A | 1958 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Flat | Never |
Bellframes |
Frame | Bells | Year | Maker | Material | Truss(es) | Local Layout | |||
1 | All bells | 1958 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel |
Inscriptions |
Prior to 1958 |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Retuned | Fate | |
Treble | 6-3-9 | 32" | B♭ | 1844 | Charles & George Mears | Never | Recast 1958 | |
2nd | 7-2-18 | 34" | C | 1844 | Charles & George Mears | Never | Recast 1958 | |
3rd | 8-0-3 | 35½" | B | 1844 | Charles & George Mears | Never | Recast 1958 | |
4th | 9-0-20 | 37½" | A | 1844 | Charles & George Mears | Never | Recast 1958 | |
5th | 11-2-10 | 40½" | G | 1844 | Charles & George Mears | Never | Recast 1958 | |
Tenor | 14-0-11 | F | 1908 | Mears & Stainbank | Never | Recast 1958 |
Prior to 1908 |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Retuned | Fate | |
Tenor | 15-2-2 | 45½" | F | 1844 | Charles & George Mears | Never | Recast 1908 |
History |
1839 | Tower built. | ||
1844 | Ring of 6 cast by Charles & George Mears. | ||
1908 | Tenor recast by Mears & Stainbank. The bells were rather big for the tower. The tenor was said to hit the wall! | ||
1957 | All 6 bells recast by Mears & Stainbank. | ||
1958 | The recast bells hung in a new frame by Mears & Stainbank. |
Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 1 April 2016 |