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Bromley, Ss Peter & Paul


Photo: Dickon Love, Apr 2013

Details of the Bells

Bell Weight
(most recent)
Diameter Note Date Founder Canons Retuned
® Treble 5-0-2428¼" F 1950 Gillett & Johnston, Croydon (6846) Flat Never
® 2 5-1-428⅝" E 1950 Gillett & Johnston, Croydon (6847) Flat Never
® 3 5-2-2530" D 1950 Gillett & Johnston, Croydon (6848) Flat Never
® 4 6-1-831½" C 1950 Gillett & Johnston, Croydon (6849) Flat Never
® 5 7-2-2534⁹⁄₁₆" B♭ 1950 Gillett & Johnston, Croydon (6850) Flat Never
® 6 9-0-1736¹¹⁄₁₆" A 1950 Gillett & Johnston, Croydon (6851) Flat Never
® 7 12-3-1940½" G 1950 Gillett & Johnston, Croydon (6852) Flat Never
® Tenor 16-2-845" F 1950 Gillett & Johnston, Croydon (6853) Flat Never
Clock 3-0-2424¹³⁄₁₆" F 1950 Gillett & Johnston, Croydon (6979) Flat Never

®  - Hung for full circle ringing
 - Hung dead

Bellframes

Position
Frame Bells Year Maker Material Truss(es) Local
Layout
Main tier 1 Ring of 8 1951 Gillett & Johnston, Croydon Cast iron
8.3.A.m
8.3
Belfry ceiling 2 Clock

Inscriptions

How the bells are tuned

Prior to 1941

Bell Weight
(most recent)

(As received 1930)
DiameterNoteDateFounderRetunedFate
Treble (of 8)5-0-175-1-1029"F1773Thomas Janaway1930 Mears & StainbankDestroyed 1941
2nd (of 8)5-1-185-2-1329¾"E1773Thomas Janaway1930 Mears & StainbankDestroyed 1941
3rd (of 8)6-0-246-1-1632"D1773Thomas Janaway1930 Mears & StainbankDestroyed 1941
4th (of 8)8-0-208-1-534"C1773Thomas Janaway1930 Mears & StainbankDestroyed 1941
5th (of 8)8-3-69-1-1637¾"B♭1773Thomas Janaway1930 Mears & StainbankDestroyed 1941
6th (of 8)10-0-710-3-038¾"A1773Thomas Janaway1930 Mears & StainbankDestroyed 1941
7th (of 8)12-0-1412-1-2741½"G1773Thomas Janaway1930 Mears & StainbankDestroyed 1941
Tenor (of 8)17-1-1418-0-1947¼"F1773Thomas Janaway1930 Mears & StainbankDestroyed 1941
Sanctus2-3-141777Thomas JanawayNeverDestroyed 1941

History

1552 Record of 4 bells in the tower. [1]
1773 By this time there was a ring of 5 which were recast with 3 bells added to form a ring of 8 by Thomas Janaway. The work cost £250 according to the Parish Vestry Book.
1777 Sanctus bell cast by Thomas Janaway.
1814 A peal was rung which was noted to be the first since the bells were rehung by Mr J Woodling of Whitechapel.
1817 15th Jan A half-muffled peal of Grandsire Triples was rung on the bells by the Society of Bromley Youths in memory of William Chapman, a ringer here for 43 years. This was claimed as "Being the first Dumb Peal of this kind ever rang in this kingdom".
1902 Bells rehung and quarter turned by Gillett & Johnston.
1930 Bells retuned and rehung in a new frame by Mears & Stainbank.
1941 Church bombed in World War II.
1948 -1957 New church built.
1950 New ring of bells and Sanctus cast by Gillett & Johnston.
1951 Bells hung in a new frame. They were dedicated by the R't Rev'd F. S. Guy Warman D.D., L.L.D. on 15th September
1957 14th Dec. New church consecrated.
2006 A major overhaul of the bells took place by Whitechapel.
[1] Item iiij greale bells suted in the steple, one sants bell and iij lytle sacrying bells, one hand bell. (Edwardian Inventory)

Articles

  • "SS Peter & Paul, Bromley, Kent", Emery, Isaac (The Ringing World) 24 March 1972
  • "Stories of Bromley’s lost memorials are now on the Internet", Tritton, P (The Ringing World) 14 May 2010
  • Gallery


    Photo of the bells in Gillett & Johnston's foundry in Croydon.
    Photo: Society of Bromley Youths archive

    The church before it was bombed. (Post card sent 1906)
    Photo: David Cawley collection

    Elsewhere in the Parish

    Shortlands, Valley Primary School
    Single bell


    Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent Page updated: 1 April 2016