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Newington next Hythe, St Nicholas
 Photo: Dickon Love
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Details of the Bells |
| Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
| ® | Treble | 3-2-14 | 25⅞" | F | 1908 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Never | ||
| ® | 2 | 4-2-13 | 27½" | E♭ | 1725 | Samuel Knight, Southwark | Removed | Never | |
| ® | 3 | 5-1-2 | 29¾" | D♭ | 1725 | Samuel Knight, Southwark | Removed | Never | |
| ® | 4 | 5-1-24 | 30⅝" | C | 1725 | Samuel Knight, Southwark | Removed | Never | |
| ® | 5 | 7-0-11 | 34" | B♭ | 1725 | Samuel Knight, Southwark | Removed | Never | |
| ® | Tenor | 9-0-19 | 29" | A♭ | 1725 | Samuel Knight, Southwark | Removed | Never |
Bellframes |
| Frame | Bells | Year | Maker | Material | Truss(es) | Local Layout | |||
| 1 | All bells | 1908 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel |
Inscriptions |
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History |
| 1552 | Record of 4 bells. [1] | ||
| 1665 | One of the bells was recast, weighing 4½ cwt. The remainder were rehung with new wheels and fittings. | ||
| 1725 | Bells recast into a ring of 5 by Samuel Knight. | ||
| 1759 | Record of 5 bells in the tower. [2] | ||
| 1799 | Record of 5 bells in the tower. [3] | ||
| 1908 | Treble added to make 6 and all the bells were rehung in a new frame by Mears & Stainbank. The restored bells were rededicated on 27th Nov. |
| [1] | First iiij bells in the stepell wherof wee doo owe to the belfounder for showting of one of the same bells xxvjs. Viijd. (Edwardian Inventory, 1552) |
| [2] | This Church consists of the Great, and North Chancells; The Body, and an Isle to the North. In a small wooden Steeple, capt. with a leaded Spire, at ye West End, hang 5 Bells, thus inscribed. 1. Sam. Knight me Fecit. 1725. 2. Ditto. 3. Henry Bilton, Curet. S.K. Me fecit. 1725. 4. William Slodden, Thomas Taylor, Ch. Wardens, S.K. Fecit. 1725. 5. James Brockman, Esq. S.K. Fecit. 1725. [James Brockman appears to have been Lord of the Manor at Newington and also the Patron and no doubt benefactor of the bells] (Rev’d Bryan Faussett, 1759) |
| [3] | The church, which is dedicated to St. Nicholas, consists of two isles, the northern one being both small and low, and two chancels, having a wooden pointed turret set on the roof at the west end, in which hang five bells. ('The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent. Vol 8', Edward Hasted) |
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Recent Peals The most recent performances, according to BellBoard.
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Recent Quarter Peals The most recent performances, according to BellBoard.
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Full list of peals on Bellboard here |
Full list of quarters on Bellboard here |
| Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 1 April 2016 |