Biddenden, All Saints
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Details of the Bells |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
® | Treble | 5-1-7 | 29½" | D | 1915 | Alfred Bowell, Ipswich | Flat | Never | |
® | 2 | 5-1-14 | 29¾" | C♯ | 1915 | Alfred Bowell, Ipswich | Flat | Never | |
® | 3 | 7 cwt approx. | 33" | B | 1712 | Richard Phelps, Whitechapel | Removed | Never | |
® | 4 | 9 cwt approx. | 36½" | A | 1599 | Robert Mot, Whitechapel | Removed | Never | |
® | 5 | 11 cwt approx. | 39¾" | G | 1763 | Lester & Pack, Whitechapel | Removed | Never | |
® | 6 | 12-0-0 | 41" | F♯ | 1922 | Alfred Bowell, Ipswich | Flat | Never | |
® | 7 | 16-1-7 | 45¾" | E | 1915 | Alfred Bowell, Ipswich | Flat | Never | |
® | Tenor | 22½ cwt approx | 52" | D | 1712 | Richard Phelps, Whitechapel | Removed | Never | |
Priest's Bell | 1 cwt approx. | 15¼" | 1717 | Richard Phelps, Whitechapel | Never |
Bellframes |
Frame | Bells | Year | Maker | Material | Truss(es) | Local Layout | |||
1 | All bells | 1712 | Richard Phelps, Whitechapel | Metal, Timber |
Inscriptions |
Prior to 1922 |
Bell | Diameter | Date | Founder | Retuned | Fate | |
6th (of 8) | 42½" | 1812 | Thomas Mears I | Never | Recast 1922 |
Prior to 1915 |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Date | Founder | Retuned | Fate | |
Treble (of 8) | 5-3-0 | 30" | 1784 | Robert Patrick | Never | Recast 1915 | |
2nd (of 8) | 6-0-7 | 31" | 1784 | Robert Patrick | Never | Recast 1915 | |
7th (of 8) | 1759 | Lester & Pack | Never | Recast 1915 |
History |
1599 | Present 4th cast. | ||
1712 | Treble and tenor (of 6) cast by Richard Phelps and hung in a new frame. | ||
1717 | Priest's bell cast. | ||
1759 | 7th recast by Lester & Pack. | ||
1763 | 3rd (of 6) recast. | ||
1784 | 2 treble bells added by Robert Patrick to make 8 bells. | ||
1812 | 6th recast by Thomas Mears. | ||
1915 | 2 trebles and 7th recast by Alfred Bowell who adapted the old frame for 8 and rehung all the bells. [1] | ||
1922 | 6th recast by Alfred Bowell. [2] |
[1] | To recasting and rehanging the bells £160. To inscriptions on recast bells 54 letters @ 4d. each 18/-. To refixing clock spindle and striking hammer £1. To eight new ceiling bosses for ropes 10/-. Total £162-8-0. Paid £100 by cq. before 22nd July; cq. £37-12-0 16th Aug, cq £16-1-9 20th Aug, £8-14-3 3rd Jan 1916. (Bowell records, 22nd July 1915) |
[2] | To recasting the sixth bell £47. Paid cq. 25th Oct 1922. (Bowell records, 21st Sept 1922) |
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, 13 July 2018 |
Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 1 April 2016 |