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St Peter in Thanet, St Peter the Apostle
 Photo: David Cawley, 2017
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Details of the Bells |
| Bell | Weight (most recent) | (As supplied) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
| ® | Treble | 4-1-27 | 4-3-6 | 27⅛" | F | 1892 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | 1975 Whitechapel | ||
| ® | 2 | 4-1-12 | 4-3-4 | 27⅞" | E | 1892 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | 1975 Whitechapel | ||
| ® | 3 | 5-2-18 | 30½" | D | 1777 | Thomas Swain, Holborn | 1975 Whitechapel | |||
| ® | 4 | 5-2-3 | 30⅞" | C | 1746 | Robert Catlin, Holborn | 1975 Whitechapel | |||
| ® | 5 | 6-1-27 | 7-0-11 | 33¼" | B♭ | 1887 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | 1975 Whitechapel | ||
| ® | 6 | 8-0-22 | 36¾" | A | 1822 | Thomas Mears II | 1975 Whitechapel | |||
| ® | 7 | 9-2-6 | 10-1-5 | 38⅜" | G | 1887 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | 1975 Whitechapel | ||
| ® | Tenor | 13-2-22 | 14-3-9 | 43¾" | F | 1887 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | 1975 Whitechapel |
Bellframes |
| Frame | Bells | Year | Maker | Material | Truss(es) | Local Layout | |||
| 1 | All bells | 1887 | Samuel Snelling, Sittingbourne |
Inscriptions |
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Earlier bells |
| Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Date | Founder | Retuned | Fate | |
| 3rd (of 6) | 7¼ cwt approx. | 34" | 1746 | Robert Catlin | Never | Recast 1887 | |
| 5th (of 6) | 10½ cwt approx. | 39½" | 1746 | Robert Catlin | Never | Recast 1887 | |
| Tenor (of 6) | 15 cwt approx. | 42¾" | 1800 | Thomas Mears I | Never | Recast 1887 |
History |
| 1723 | Lewis' "History of Thanet" states that a few years earlier, the ancient ring of 5 was recast into a ring of 6. | ||
| 1746 | 2nd, 3rd and 5th (of 6) recast by Robert Catlin. | ||
| 1777 | Treble (of 6) recast by Thomas Swain. | ||
| 1793 | Record of 6 bells in the tower. [1] | ||
| 1800 | Tenor (of 6) recast by Thomas Mears. | ||
| 1822 | 4th (of 6) recast by Thomas Mears. | ||
| 1887 | 3rd, 5th and 6th (of 6) were cracked and recast by Mears & Stainbank. The bells were rehung in a new frame for 8 bells by Samuel Snelling. | ||
| 1892 | 2 trebles, by Mears & Stainbank, were added to the empty pits to make 8. | ||
| 1923 | Mears & Stainbank did some work in the belfry. | ||
| 1975 | Bells retuned and rehung in the strengthened frame by Whitechapel. |
| [1] | At the West end of the church is a handsome tower, built of flint, with stone quoins and buttresses; within it is a musical peal of six bells. (A Tour the the Isle of Thanet and Some other Parts of East Kent, Cozens, Zechariah, 1793) |
Belfry gallery |
Photo: Photo: Ade Davies, 2021 |
Photo: Photo: Ade Davies, 2021 |
Photo: Photo: Ade Davies, 2021 |
The 7th. Photo: Photo: Ade Davies, 2021 |
Photo: Photo: Ade Davies, 2021 |
Photo: Photo: Ade Davies, 2021 |
Elsewhere in the Parish |
| Broadstairs, Holy Cross Convent Formerly a single bell, weighing 3-2-13 |
| Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 6 November 2020 |