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Canterbury, St Peter the Apostle
 Photo: Richard Offen, 2007
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Details of the Bells |
| Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Retuned |
| 4 | 8-1-20 | 35¼" | A | 1325 | William le Belyetere, Canterbury | 1969 Whitechapel Bell Foundry |
| 3 | 6-1-18 | 32⅞" | B | William Wodewarde | 1969 Whitechapel Bell Foundry | |
| 2 | 4-3-22 | 29³⁄₁₆" | C♯ | 1637 | John Palmar I | 1969 Whitechapel Bell Foundry |
| 1 | 3-1-22 | 27" | D | 1903 | Samuel B. Goslin, Bishopsgate | 1969 Whitechapel Bell Foundry |
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History |
| c | 1325 | Present tenor cast. | |
| 1395 | -1420 | Present 3rd cast. | |
| 1637 | Present 2nd cast. The bells were rehung in a new 2-tier frame for 4 bellls: 2 above and 2 below (with the treble pit empty). | ||
| 1758 | Record of 3 bells in the tower. [1] | ||
| c | 1850 | Bells overhauled during the 19th Century. | |
| 1903 | Bell cast by Samuel Goslin for St Margaret's, Canterbury. | ||
| 1959 | The 3 bells were last run by the King's School for the visit of the Archbishop. | ||
| 1968 | The bells were taken out by Mears & Stainbank in November. The treble of St Margaret's, Canterbury was given to the church in November and taken down to the Whitechapel Bell Foundry by the KCACR. Bells rehung dead hung with Ellacombe hammers. The bell from St Margaret's was used as a treble to augment them to 4. | ||
| 1969 | December | The 4 bells were tuned, refitted with stationary Ellacombe fittings & rehung by Whitechapel. They were hung in the upper 2 pits of the 4-bell frame. This was the first job done by the KCACR in conjunction with the foundry under Harry Parkes' direction. |
| [1] | "This Church consists of the High, North & South Chancells, Body, and North and South Isles. The Vestry is part of the South Isle. The Tower stands at the West End of the South Isle. In it hang 3 Bells, thus inscribed. 1. John PALMAR made Me 1637. J. LEE (Rev’d Bryan Faussett, 1758) |
Gallery |
Rehung, and a "tight fit", the old three plus treble from St Margaret's in the top tier of the 4-bell frame. Photo: David Cawley, June 1968 |
Taken out by Bill Theobald in June, 1968, the Belyetere tenor is on its way to Mears & Stainbank. Photo: David Cawley, June 1968 |
The original 3 bells lying in the church yard (l-r 3,2,1). 18th June, 1968 Photo: David Cawley, June 1968 |
| Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 22 May 2016 |