Penshurst, St John the Baptist
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Details of the Bells |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
® | Treble | 5-3-19 | 30" | E♭ | 1896 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Never | ||
® | 2 | 6-0-3 | 31" | D | 1896 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Never | ||
® | 3 | 7 cwt approx. | 33½" | C | 1701 | Richard Phelps, Whitechapel | Never | ||
® | 4 | 6¾ cwt approx. | 35" | B♭ | 1802 | Thomas Mears I, Whitechapel | Never | ||
® | 5 | 36" | A♭ | John Kebyll, London | Never | ||||
® | 6 | 10-3-7 | 40⅛" | G | 1896 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Never | ||
® | 7 | 14-0-6 | 44" | F | 1896 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Never | ||
® | Tenor | 17-2-11 | 47½" | E♭ | 1619 | Joseph Hatch, Ulcombe, Kent | Never |
Bellframes |
Frame | Bells | Year | Maker | Material | Truss(es) | Local Layout | |||
1 | All bells | 1896 | Thomas Blackbourn, Salisbury | Cast iron |
Prior to 1896 of the ring of 6 |
Bell | Date | Founder | Retuned | Fate | |
4th (of 6) | 1460-1485 | John Kebyll | Never | ||
5th (of 6) | 1802 | Thomas Mears I | Never |
History |
c | 1350 | 2 bells cast by John Kebyll which eventually formed 3 and 4 of 6. | |
1619 | Tenor cast by Joseph Hatch. | ||
1701 | Treble of 6 cast by Richard Phelps. | ||
1802 | 2 and 5 of 6 cast by Thomas Mears I. | ||
1896 | The 4 and 5 of the ring of 6 were recast by Mears & Stainbank who also cast two trebles to augment the ring to 8. The bells were rehung by T Blackbourne of Salisbury in a new iron frame. | ||
1973 | Bells rehung by Whitechapel in the existing frame and first rung again on 24th June (patronal festival). | ||
2002 | The KCACR provided some advice and work regarding the clappers. |
Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 1 April 2016 |