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Walmer, St Mary
 Photo: Dickon Love, 12th Apr 2005
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Details of the Bells |
| Bell | Weight (most recent) | (As received 1934) | (Quoted by F E Robinson (possibly supplied weights)) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
| ® | Treble | 5-2-20 | 5-3-19 | 5-3-0 | 30¼" | E♭ | 1892 | John Warner & Sons | Doncaster | 1934 Mears & Stainbank | |
| ® | 2 | 5-3-19 | 6-0-13 | 6-0-21 | 31¼" | D | 1892 | John Warner & Sons | Doncaster | 1934 Mears & Stainbank | |
| ® | 3 | 6-1-23 | 6-3-0 | 6-3-0 | 33" | C | 1892 | John Warner & Sons | Doncaster | 1934 Mears & Stainbank | |
| ® | 4 | 7-1-0 | 7-2-2 | 7-1-22 | 34½" | B♭ | 1892 | John Warner & Sons | Doncaster | 1934 Mears & Stainbank | |
| ® | 5 | 9-0-11 | 9-1-25 | 9-1-17 | 38" | A♭ | 1892 | John Warner & Sons | Doncaster | 1934 Mears & Stainbank | |
| ® | 6 | 10-2-3 | 10-3-11 | 10-2-21 | 39¾" | G | 1892 | John Warner & Sons | Doncaster | 1934 Mears & Stainbank | |
| ® | 7 | 13-0-15 | 13-3-23 | 13-3-0 | 44" | F | 1892 | John Warner & Sons | Doncaster | 1934 Mears & Stainbank | |
| ® | Tenor | 18-0-9 | 18-2-12 | 18-1-16 | 48" | E♭ | 1892 | John Warner & Sons | Doncaster | 1934 Mears & Stainbank |
Bellframes |
| Position |
Frame | Bells | Year | Maker | Material | Truss(es) | Local Layout | |||
| Upper tier | 2 | 1,4,7 | ||||||||
| Lower tier | 1 | 2,3,5,6,8 |
Inscriptions |
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History |
| 1887 | A new church was built by Sir A. Blomfield. It was consecrated on 5th April 1888 by Archbishop Benson, although at this stage was still without tower. | ||
| 1888 | The larger of the two bells from the old church was brought here and put into the stump of the tower, sitting under a temporary roof. [1] | ||
| 1892 | Ring of 8 cast by John Warner. The uninscribed bell from Blessed St Mary church was recast to form the 6th of this ring. | ||
| 1893 | A tower, called the "Granville Tower" built to the memory Earl Granville, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports was added to the church, although it was left unfinished without its intended spire. The new bells were hung in April and first rung in the autumn. | ||
| 1934 | Bells retuned and rehung by Mears & Stainbank. |
| [1] | The tower occupies the angle formed between the baptistery and the south aisle; but, at present, only its first stage is completed: it is covered with a temporary roof, and contains one bell removed here from the old church. (Records of Walmer together with The Three Castles that Keep the Downs, Elvin, The Revd C R S, 1890) |
Articles
Pictures of the belfry |
The treble. Photo: Christopher J Cooper, Aug 2017 |
The 2nd. Photo: Christopher J Cooper, Aug 2017 |
The 3rd. Photo: Christopher J Cooper, Aug 2017 |
The 4th. Photo: Christopher J Cooper, Aug 2017 |
The 5th. Photo: Christopher J Cooper, Aug 2017 |
The 6th. Photo: Christopher J Cooper, Aug 2017 |
The 7th. Photo: Christopher J Cooper, Aug 2017 |
The tenor. Photo: Christopher J Cooper, Aug 2017 |
Inside the tenor. Photo: Christopher J Cooper, Aug 2017 |
View from the top tier: treble 4 and 7. Photo: Christopher J Cooper, Aug 2017 |
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Recent Peals The most recent performances, according to BellBoard.
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Recent Quarter Peals The most recent performances, according to BellBoard.
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Full list of peals on Bellboard here |
Full list of quarters on Bellboard here |
Elsewhere in the Parish |
 | Walmer, Admiralty Mews Clock Tower 3 clock bells hung dead |
| Walmer, Castle Single bell | |
 | Walmer, Lifeboat Station Single bell hung in an open gable |
 | Walmer, South Barracks Bell Tower Formerly 3 bells hung for swing chiming |
| Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 3 September 2017 |