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Northfleet, St Botolph
 Photo: Dickon Love, May 2005
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Details of the Bells |
| Bell | Weight (most recent) | (As supplied 1920) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
| ® | Treble | 3-3-26 | 4-1-3 | 26" | F | 1920 | Alfred Bowell, Ipswich | Flat | 2011 Northfleet | |
| ® | 2 | 4-1-1 | 4-2-8 | 27" | E | 1920 | Alfred Bowell, Ipswich | Flat | 2011 Northfleet | |
| ® | 3 | 4-3-25 | 29" | D | 1758 | Lester & Pack, Whitechapel | Removed | 2011 Northfleet | ||
| ® | 4 | 5-1-20 | 31¾" | C | 1817 | Thomas Mears II | Removed | 2011 Northfleet | ||
| ® | 5 | 6-3-0 | 34" | B♭ | 1757 | Lester & Pack, Whitechapel | Removed | 2011 Northfleet | ||
| ® | 6 | 7-3-21 | 37" | A | 1817 | Thomas Mears II | Removed | 2011 Northfleet | ||
| ® | 7 | 10-1-24 | 39½" | G | 1758 | Lester & Pack, Whitechapel | Removed | 2011 Northfleet | ||
| ® | Tenor | 14-0-10 | 44¾" | F | 1864 | George Mears & Co., Whitechapel | Removed | 2011 Northfleet |
Bellframes |
| Frame | Bells | Year | Maker | Material | Truss(es) | Local Layout | |||
| 1 | All bells | 1718 | Timber |
Inscriptions |
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Earlier bells |
| Bell | Date | Founder | Retuned | Fate | |
| 4 (of 6) | 1758 | Lester & Pack | Never | Recast 1817 | |
| 5 (of 6) | 1758 | Lester & Pack | Never | Recast 1758 | |
| 6 (of 6) | 1758 | Lester & Pack | Never | Recast 1864 |
History |
| 1717 | Tower rebuilt within the ruins of the old collapsed tower. | ||
| 1718 | Bells rehung in a new anticlockwise frame. | ||
| 1757 | -8 | All 6 bells were recast by Lester & Pack. | |
| 1817 | 4th (of 6) recast by Thomas Mears. | ||
| 1864 | Tenor recast by George Mears. | ||
| 1920 | 2 trebles were added to make 8 and the bells were rehung by Alfred Bowell. [1] | ||
| 1999 | Bells rung again after a break of almost 20 years. During that time, there were unsubstantiated rumours that the tower was not strong enough for the bells to be rung. This was proved otherwise following interest from a new incumbant. | ||
| 2011 | Bells retuned by Whitechapel Bell Foundry and rehung by the Kent CACR. |
| [1] | To rehanging the 6 bells £130. New ropes £7-10-0. To two new bells complete £125. Extra for metal , ropes, etc., £10. Inscriptions cast on the new bells 270 letters @ 4d each £4-10-0. Less discount £5. Total £272. Paid cq. On a/c £200. 5 Aug 1920. cq. £30 19 Nov 1920. cq. £30 23 May 1921. cq £12 4 Nov 1921. (Bowell records, July 1920) |
Elsewhere in the Parish |
| Northfleet, School Hour bell and 2 quarter bells |
| Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 1 April 2016 |