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Hollingbourne, All Saints

Photo: Richard Offen, Apr 2004

  • 8 bells hung for full circle ringing
  • Tenor: 13-1-24 in E.
  • Grid Ref: TQ843550
  • Rung from: Upstairs Ringing Room
  • Frame: 1975 Whitechapel Bell Foundry
  • Denomination: Church of England
    Diocese (Anglican): Canterbury
    Archdeaconry (Anglican): Maidstone
  • Kent County Association of Change Ringers District: Maidstone
  • Building Listed Grade: I Click for Heritage details.
  • Peals rung at the tower

Details of the Bells
Bell Weight
(most recent)		Diameter Note Date Founder Canons Retuned
® Treble 4-3-328¼" E 2016 Whitechapel Bell Foundry Flat Never
® 2 5-0-829" D♯ 2016 Whitechapel Bell Foundry Flat Never
® 7 5-3-1131" C♯ 1723 Samuel Knight, Southwark Removed 1975 Whitechapel
® 6 6-2-2533⅝" B 1723 Samuel Knight, Southwark Removed 1975 Whitechapel
® 5 7-2-035⅞" A 1723 Samuel Knight, Southwark Removed 1975 Whitechapel
® 4 8-3-237½" G♯ 1723 Samuel Knight, Southwark Removed 1975 Whitechapel
® 3 9-3-040⅛" F♯ 1723 Samuel Knight, Southwark Removed 1975 Whitechapel
® Tenor 13-1-2444⅜" E 1723 Samuel Knight, Southwark Removed 1975 Whitechapel

®  - Hung for full circle ringing

Bellframes
Position
 Frame Bells Year Maker Material Truss(es) Local
Layout
Single level 1 All bells 1975 Whitechapel Bell Foundry Iroko

Inscriptions

History
1723 New ring of 6 cast by Samuel Knight.
1897 28th Oct. 1st change ringing took place on the bells which was shortly after they were rehung by Gillett & Johnston.
1923 Bells rehung by Alfred Bowell. [1]
1975 Retuned and rehung in a new frame designed for 8 bells by Whitechapel.
2016 2 trebles were added and hung in the empty pits to augment the ring to 8.
[1] To rehanging the six bells £180. Paid cq. 22 Oct 1923. (Bowell records, Oct 1923)

Articles

  • "A small village triumphs over inflation", Author unknown (The Ringing World) 12 December 1975
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    Gallery

    Plaque in the tower.
    Photo: Richard Offen, Apr 2004
    The belfry.
    Photo: Richard Offen
    Recent Peals
    The most recent performances, according to BellBoard.
    2023-06-105008 Plain Bob Major
    2016-06-245024 Spliced Surprise Major
    1988-07-105040 Minor (7m)
    1980-11-295040 Minor (4m)
    Recent Quarter Peals
    The most recent performances, according to BellBoard.
    2023-09-031260 Grandsire Triples
    2023-08-211263 Stedman Triples
    2023-08-061280 Oxford Treble Bob Major
    2023-05-071344 Plain Bob Major
    2023-04-021260 St Clement's College Bob Major
    2023-03-051260 St Simon's Bob Triples St Martins Bob Triples
    2023-02-241296 Plain Bob Major
    2022-11-251260 Grandsire Triples
    2022-10-021344 Little Bob Major
    2022-09-191260 Grandsire Triples
    2022-09-041260 Grandsire Triples
    2022-08-071260 Plain Bob Minor
    2022-06-051260 Grandsire Triples
    2022-04-031260 Oxford Treble Bob Major
    2022-03-131260 Grandsire Triples
    2022-02-031260 Grandsire Triples
    2021-12-241260 Plain Bob Major
    2021-11-111260 Grandsire Triples
    2021-09-121260 Grandsire Triples
    2021-08-081260 Mixed Doubles (7m)
    2021-07-111440 Oxford Treble Bob Minor
    2021-06-131296 Cambridge Surprise Minor
    2021-05-231260 Plain Bob Minor
    2020-03-011260 St Martin’s Bob Triples
    2020-02-021344 Plain Bob Triples
    Full list of peals on Bellboard here
    		 Full list of quarters on Bellboard here

    Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent Page updated: 26 June 2016