Shoreham, Ss Peter & Paul
Photo: Post card |
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Details of the Bells |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | (As supplied) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
® | Treble | 3-3-14 | 24¾" | G | 1982 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | Flat | Never | ||
® | 2 | 3-3-20 | 25¾" | F♯ | 1982 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | Flat | Never | ||
® | 3 | 4-1-16 | 27¾" | E | 1693 | Unknown | Conventional | 1982 Whitechapel | ||
® | 4 | 4-1-24 | 28⅜" | D | 1675 | John Hodson, Whitechapel | Conventional | 1982 Whitechapel | ||
® | 5 | 5-0-0 | 29¾" | C | 1672 | John Hodson, Whitechapel | Conventional | 1982 Whitechapel | ||
® | 6 | 5-2-24 | 31¾" | B | 1635 | John Wilnar, Borden, Kent | Conventional | 1982 Whitechapel | ||
® | 7 | 7-1-14 | 34¾" | A | 1635 | John Wilnar, Borden, Kent | Conventional | 1982 Whitechapel | ||
® | Tenor | 9-1-16 | 10-1-7 | 39⅜" | G | 1850 | Charles & George Mears, Whitechapel | Removed | 1982 Whitechapel |
Bellframes |
Frame | Bells | Year | Maker | Material | Truss(es) | Local Layout | |||
1 | All bells | 1982 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry |
Inscriptions |
Earlier bells |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Retuned | Fate | |
Treble | 3-3-0 | 24½" | G | 1889 | Gillett & Johnston | Never | Recast 1982. | |
2nd | 3-2-17 | 25" | F♯ | 1889 | Gillett & Johnston | Never | Lighter than the treble! Recast 1982. |
History |
1635 | Present 6th and 7th cast. | ||
1672 | Present 5th cast. | ||
1675 | Present 4th cast. | ||
1693 | Present 3rd cast. | ||
1775 | Tower rebuilt. | ||
1850 | Present tenor cast. (The church guide suggests that it was added to the existing five.) | ||
1889 | 2 trebles were added by Gillett & Johnston to make 8. Carillon apparatus was also added playing various sacred and secular tunes. This was mainly silent for much of the twentieth century. | ||
1907 | Bells rehung by Gillett & Johnston. | ||
1975 | The carillon was put into working order as a memorial to Kathleen Greenwood and Molly Ashby, former members of the congregation. | ||
1982 | The 2 trebles were recast and the bells were retuned and rehung in a new frame by Whitechapel. The carillon was dismantled and sold. The bells were rededicated by the Bishop of Rochester on 12th September. |
Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 1 April 2016 |