Shipbourne, St Giles
Photo: Richard Offen, 2006 |
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Details of the Bells |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
® | Treble | 3-3-1 | 26¼" | E | 1880 | Thomas Christopher Lewis, Brixton | Doncaster | Never | |
® | 2 | 4-1-12 | 28¼" | D | 1880 | Thomas Christopher Lewis, Brixton | Doncaster | Never | |
® | 3 | 5-1-25 | 31" | C | 1880 | Thomas Christopher Lewis, Brixton | Doncaster | Never | |
® | 4 | 6-2-7 | 33" | B | 1880 | Thomas Christopher Lewis, Brixton | Doncaster | Never | |
® | 5 | 7-3-4 | 36⅜" | A | 1880 | Thomas Christopher Lewis, Brixton | Doncaster | Never | |
® | Tenor | 9-3-2 | 39" | G | 1880 | Thomas Christopher Lewis, Brixton | Doncaster | Never |
Bellframes |
Frame | Bells | Year | Maker | Material | Truss(es) | Local Layout | |||
1 | All bells | 1880 | Thomas Christopher Lewis, Brixton | Timber | 6.4 |
Inscriptions |
Earlier ring of four |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Date | Founder | Retuned | Fate | |
Treble | 3 cwt approx. | 25" | c. 1420 | William Powdrell | Never | Recast 1880 | |
2 | 4 cwt approx. | 28" | 1585 | Giles Reve | Never | Recast 1880 | |
3 | 5 cwt approx. | 29" | 1614 | Stephen Swan | Never | Recast 1880 | |
Tenor | 6 cwt approx. | 32" | 1633 | John Wilnar | Never | Recast 1880 |
History |
c | 1420 | Bell cast by Giles Reve (future 2nd of 4). | |
1614 | Bell cast by Stephen Swan (future 3rd of 4). | ||
1633 | Bell cast by John Wilnar (future tenor of 4). | ||
1721 | -2 | Church rebuilt by James Gibbs. | |
1880 | Church rebuilt by Mann & Saunders. The 4 bells were recast into a ring of 6 by T. C. Lewis. | ||
1904 | The bells were refurbished by Gillett & Johnston. The gudgeons of 4 and 6 were repaired and the bells were "levelled". [1] | ||
1993 | Bells rehung by the K.C.A. in the old frame by Whitechapel. They were untuned and the Doncaster canons were left intact on the crowns of the bells. The clavier and organ-type tracker-action chiming mechanism was preserved. |
[1] | THE CHURCH BELLS - The bearings and gudgeons of Nos. 6 and 4 of the church bells have been thoroughly repaired and the bells levelled by Messrs Gillett and Johnson, of Croydon. All the others have been overhauled, tightened, and screwed up. The bell frames have also been attended to. The cost of the work is bout £12, and this, it is hoped, will be raised by a jumble sale in the autumn. (Kent & Sussex Courier, 15 Jul 1904) |
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The belfry. Photo: Frank Lewis |
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Photo: Richard A Smith, 22 August 2018 |
Photo: Richard A Smith, 22 August 2018 |
Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 1 April 2016 |