Sittingbourne, St Michael
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Details of the Bells |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | (As restored 1897) | (Prior to retuning in 1979) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
® | Treble | 5-2-18 | 6-0-18 | 6-0-7 | 29¾" | E | 1897 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Removed | 1979 John Taylor & Co | |
® | 2 | 5-2-20 | 6-1-16 | 6-1-5 | 30½" | D♯ | 1897 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Removed | 1979 John Taylor & Co | |
® | 3 | 6-2-2 | 6-3-19 | 6-3-8 | 32½" | C♯ | 1687 | James Bartlett, Whitechapel | Removed | 1979 John Taylor & Co | |
® | 4 | 7-2-6 | 7-3-9 | 7-3-10 | 34" | B | 1687 | James Bartlett, Whitechapel | Removed | 1979 John Taylor & Co | |
® | 5 | 9-2-4 | 10-0-0 | 9-2-24 | 37½" | A | 1687 | James Bartlett, Whitechapel | Removed | 1979 John Taylor & Co | |
® | 6 | 10-2-10 | 11-0-0 | 10-3-27 | 40⅛" | G♯ | 1897 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Removed | 1979 John Taylor & Co | |
® | 7 | 14-0-6 | 14-3-18 | 14-1-20 | 43¾" | F♯ | 1687 | James Bartlett, Whitechapel | Removed | 1979 John Taylor & Co | |
® | Tenor | 19-0-6 | 20-1-6 | 19-2-0 | 48¾" | E | 1687 | James Bartlett, Whitechapel | Removed | 1979 John Taylor & Co |
Bellframes |
Frame | Bells | Year | Maker | Material | Truss(es) | Local Layout | |||
1 | All bells | 1897 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Oak |
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Inscriptions |
Earlier bells |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Date | Founder | Retuned | Fate | |
Treble (of 8) | 6-2-6 | 31" | 1884 | John Warner & Sons | Never | ||
2nd (of 8) | 6-1-16 | 31½" | 1884 | John Warner & Sons | Never | ||
6th (of 8) | 11-3-24 | 40½" | 1687 | John Warner & Sons | Never |
History |
1687 | 6 bells were cast by James Bartlett from the old ring of 5. | ||
1884 | 2 trebles were added to make 8 byJohn Warner. The ringing room was moved from the ground floor to upstairs. | ||
1897 | The 2 trebles and the 6th were recast by Mears & Stainbank following the restoration of the tower. All the bells were rehung in a new frame. | ||
1898 | The restored bells were reopened. | ||
1934 | Bells rehung by Alfred Bowell with new gudgeons and plain bearings. [1] | ||
1979 | Bells retuned and rehung by John Taylor. |
[1] | To supplying new gudgeons & bearings, bolting framework, and overhauling the fittings of the eight bells in Sittingbourne Church £100. Extra. To drilling out old crown staple of treble bell and fitting a new one £2. Total £102. Paid cq. 6 Dec 1934. (Bowell records, c. 1934) |
Old photos of the bells hanging on the wall |
Peal Boards |
Photo: Christopher J Cooper, 1 May 2017 |
Photo: Christopher J Cooper, 1 May 2017 |
Photo: Christopher J Cooper, 1 May 2017 |
Photo: Christopher J Cooper, 1 May 2017 |
Photo: Christopher J Cooper, 1 May 2017 |
Photo: Christopher J Cooper, 1 May 2017 |
Photo: Christopher J Cooper, 1 May 2017 |
Photo: Christopher J Cooper, 1 May 2017 |
Photo: Christopher J Cooper, 1 May 2017 |
Photo: Christopher J Cooper, 1 May 2017 |
Photo: Christopher J Cooper, 1 May 2017 |
Photo: Christopher J Cooper, 1 May 2017 |
Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 1 April 2016 |