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Boughton under Blean, Ss Peter & Paul
 Photo: Richard Offen, 2007
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Details of the Bells |
| Bell | Weight (most recent) | (Published prior to retuning in 2003) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
| ® | Treble | 4-0-14 | 26" | F♯ | 2003 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | Flat | Never | ||
| ® | 2 | 4-0-25 | 26¾" | E♯ | 2003 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | Flat | Never | ||
| ® | 3 | 4-3-0 | 5-0-17 | 28¾" | D♯ | 1775 | Pack & Chapman, Whitechapel | Removed | 2003 Whitechapel | |
| ® | 4 | 5-2-18 | 6-0-16 | 30¾" | C♯ | 1775 | Pack & Chapman, Whitechapel | Removed | 2003 Whitechapel | |
| ® | 5 | 6-0-22 | 7-0-6 | 32¹¹⁄₁₆" | B | 1775 | Pack & Chapman, Whitechapel | Removed | 2003 Whitechapel | |
| ® | 6 | 6-3-6 | 7-2-20 | 33¾" | A♯ | 1775 | Pack & Chapman, Whitechapel | Removed | 2003 Whitechapel | |
| ® | 7 | 9-0-3 | 37" | G♯ | 1979 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | Flat | Never | ||
| ® | Tenor | 11-0-6 | 12½ cwt approx. | 41⅜" | F♯ | 1886 | John Warner & Sons | Removed | 2003 Whitechapel |
Bellframes |
| Position |
Frame | Bells | Year | Maker | Material | Truss(es) | Local Layout | |||
| Lower tier | 1 | 1,4,5,6,7,8 | 1886 | John Warner & Sons | Pine | |||||
| Upper tier | 2 | 2,3 | 1920 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Cast iron |
Prior to 1775 |
| Bell | Date | Founder | Retuned | Fate | |
| 1 (of 6) | 1927 | Unknown | Never | Probably by Samuel Knight. Recast 1775.. | |
| 2 (of 6) | Unknown | Unknown | Never | Recast 1775. | |
| 3 (of 6) | Unknown | Unknown | Never | Recast 1775. | |
| 4 (of 6) | Mediaeval | Unknown | Never | Originally the 2nd from Selling. Recast 1775. | |
| 5 (of 6) | Unknown | Unknown | Never | Recast 1775. | |
| 6 (of 6) | Unknown | Unknown | Never | Recast 1775. |
Amendments to the 1775 ring |
| Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Retuned | Fate | |
| Treble (of 8) | 4-1-13 | 26⅜" | G | 1890 | Mears & Stainbank | Never | Recast 2003. | |
| 2nd (of 8) | 4-3-19 | 27⅜" | F | 1890 | Mears & Stainbank | Never | Recast 2003. | |
| 7th (of 8) | 9-1-9 | 37¾" | A | 1775 | Pack & Chapman | Never | Recast 1979.Cast weight given; tuned 1/16. | |
| Tenor (of 6) | 12-1-12 | 42" | G | 1775 | Pack & Chapman | Never | Recast 1886. |
History |
| 1566 | Record of 3 bells in the tower. | ||
| 1589 | Record of 4 bells in the tower. | ||
| 1624 | -5 | Tenor recast and bells repaired. There was a record of 5 bells in the tower. The tenor bore the name of its donor "Sir Humphrey Tufton". | |
| 1729 | Bells augmented to 6 with the addition of a treble by subscription, probably cast by Samuel Knight. | ||
| 1766 | The poor 4th bell (of 6) was replaced with the old 2nd (of 4) at Selling as it was a much better match. Selling at this point had a new ring of 6 cast. | ||
| 1767 | W. Potter (?John Potter, bellhanger) was paid for the work of the previous year (payment dated June). | ||
| 1774 | Thomas Sweetlove was contracted to rehang the bells. The work was started before the parish decided to have them recast. The bells went up to London in June. | ||
| 1775 | The new ring of 6 returned from London - a very quick turnaround. They were cast by Pack & Chapman (dated 8 Sept). | ||
| 1793 | Zechariah Cozens noted the inscriptions on the ring of 6 bells and gave some notes as to the history of the bells. [1] | ||
| 1886 | Tenor recast and bells rehung in a new timber frame by John Warner. | ||
| 1890 | Octave completed with 2 trebles in the adapted frame. | ||
| 1920 | The frame for the 2nd and 3rd was replaced with a new cast iron frame by Mears & Stainbank. | ||
| 1936 | Rehung by Mears & Stainbank when the tower was restored. | ||
| 1979 | 7th recast by Whitechapel after efforts to find a suitable replacement bell failed. | ||
| 2003 | Treble and 2nd recast. The remainder retuned and all rehung with completely new fittings in the existing 2 tier frame. They were first rung on 15th December and dedicated on 25th January the following year. |
| [1] | In the steeple of this church there was for many years a peal of five bells; and, in 1729, a treble bells was, by subscription of the parishioners, &c. added, to make them six. In 1766, when the old bells of the neighbouring parish of Selling were re-cast, an exchange was made of the fourth bell for the second of Selling peal, which made that of Boughton more tunable. In 1775, the said peal of six were re-cast, and hung in a new frame; and have on them, the following inscriptions: [inscriptions given]. (A Tour the the Isle of Thanet and Some other Parts of East Kent, Cozens, Zechariah, 1793) |
Peal Boards |
Photo: Andrew Hills, 6 July 2019 |
Photo: Andrew Hills, 6 July 2019 |
Photo: Andrew Hills, 6 July 2019 |
Photo: Andrew Hills, 6 July 2019 |
| Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 6 November 2020 |