Penge, St John
Photo: Dickon Love, 19 July 2014 |
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Details of the Bells |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
® | Treble | 4-0-7 | 26½" | E♯ | 1876 | John Warner & Sons (2930) | Never | ||
® | 2 | 4-2-10 | 27⅞" | D♯ | 1876 | John Warner & Sons (2922) | Never | ||
® | 3 | 5-1-4 | 30⅛" | C♯ | 1876 | John Warner & Sons (2923) | Never | ||
® | 4 | 5-2-5 | 31" | B♯ | 1876 | John Warner & Sons (2932) | Never | ||
® | 5 | 7-0-0 | 34" | A♯ | 1876 | John Warner & Sons (2933) | Never | ||
® | Tenor | 9-1-23 | 38⅛" | G♯ | 1876 | John Warner & Sons | Never |
Bellframes |
Frame | Bells | Year | Maker | Material | Truss(es) | Local Layout | |||
1 | All bells | 1876 | John Warner & Sons | Oak |
Inscriptions |
How the bells are tuned |
Earlier bell |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Date | Founder | Retuned | Fate | |
Single Bell | 5-0-17 | 30" | 1849 | Charles & George Mears | Never | Replaced in 1876 |
History |
1849 | A single bell by Charles & George Mears was supplied for the new church with frame and fittings | ||
1850 | Tower built by Edwin Nash and J. N. Round. It cost £5,000, of which John Dudin-Brown gave £1,000. | ||
1861 | The church was enlarged. | ||
1866 | The church was again enlarged. | ||
1876 | A ring of 6 was cast and hung in the tower by John Warner. The front five were bought by the church while the tenor and clock were donated by an anonymous benefactor. The architect specified that the tenor should not exceed 10 cwt. The bells and clock were provided by Thwaites and Reed with memel beams to support bellframe, English oak frame, hanging and fittings came to £367. Chiming apparatus (by Warners) came to £15.15s and the old bell was bought for £15. The bells were dedicated at the morning service by the vicar, Revd D. McAnally on 3rd September. | ||
1932 | The frictional parts were renewed by Mears & Stainbank. |
Gallery |
Post card used in 1906. Photo: Dickon Love collection |
The ringing room. Photo: Dickon Love, 19 July 2014 |
Peal Boards |
Photo: Dickon Love, 19 July 2014 |
Photo: Dickon Love, 19 July 2014 |
Elsewhere in the Parish |
Penge, Malcolm Primary School (Believed to be) single bell |
Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 1 April 2016 |