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Westgate on Sea, St Saviour
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Details of the Bells |
| Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Retuned |
| Tenor | 9-3-16 | 38¼" | A♭ | 1608 | Joseph Hatch, Ulcombe, Kent | 1975 Whitechapel |
| 5 | 8-2-2 | 35¼" | B♭ | Stephen Norton, London | 1975 Whitechapel | |
| 4 | 5-1-27 | 31¾" | C | 1615 | Joseph Hatch, Ulcombe, Kent | 1975 Whitechapel |
| 3 | 4-2-6 | 29" | D♭ | 1608 | Joseph Hatch, Ulcombe, Kent | 1975 Whitechapel |
| 2 | 4-3-1 | 28½" | E♭ | 1739 | Thomas Lester, Whiechapel | 1975 Whitechapel |
| Treble | 4-0-9 | 26⅝" | F | 1975 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | Never |
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Original church bell |
| Bell | Weight (most recent) | Weight (Supplied weight) |
Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Retuned | Fate |
| Single bell | 3-1-14 | 3-1-23 | 25" | 1884 | Gillett & Johnston | Never | Replaced in 1913 |
Subsequent church bell before the new ring was installed |
| Bell | Weight (most recent) | Weight (Cast weight) | Weight (As supplied 1913) |
Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Retuned | Fate |
| Single bell | 17-1-20 | 18-0-27 | 17-2-6 | 47" | F | 1913 | John Taylor & Co. | Never | Hung for ringing. Scrapped 1975. Cast weight 18-0-27. Exactly half way between E and F. |
History |
| 1360 | - 1380 | Bell cast by Stephen Norton (future 4th of 5) for Holy Cross, Canterbury. | |
| 1608 | Treble and tenor (of 4) recast by Joseph Hatch at Holy Cross, Canterbury. | ||
| 1615 | 2nd (of 4) recast by Joseph Hatch at Holy Cross, Canterbury. | ||
| 1739 | Treble added by Thomas Lester to make 5 at Holy Cross, Canterbury. | ||
| 1883 | Tower built by C. N. Beazley between 1883 and 1884. | ||
| 1884 | Single bell cast and hung by Gillett & Co. in the new tower. Church consecrated and parish formed from Acol, Birchington, Minster and Margate (St James). | ||
| 1913 | The Gillett bell was removed and a new bell by John Taylor & Co. was hung for ringing in a composite wood and cast iron frame. | ||
| 1972 | May | The 5 bells from Holy Cross Canterbury were removed by Association members and stored at Whitechapel under license from the Diocese. | |
| 1975 | The 5 bells from Holy Cross, Canterbury were tuned and transferred here and hung with a new treble to make 6 in a new frame by Whitechapel (using metal from a bell from Wellington School). Dedicated in July by the Archdeacon of Canterbury. |
Elsewhere in the Parish |
| Westgate on Sea, Wellington House School School demolished. Formerly 2 bells, 3-2-5 |
| Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 1 April 2016 |