Tonbridge, St Stephen
Photo: Dickon Love, 28th Mar 2005 |
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Details of the Bells |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
Quarter 1 | 1-3-0 | 18⅝" | E♭ | 1879 | John Taylor & Co., Loughborough | Never | |||
Quarter 2 | 2-0-21 | 21⅜" | B♭ | 1879 | John Taylor & Co., Loughborough | Never | |||
® | Hour Bell | 4-1-8 | 27" | F | 1852 | Charles & George Mears, Whitechapel | Never |
Inscriptions |
History |
1852 | Present tenor cast and hung for ringing by Whitechapel. [1] | ||
1853 | Parish created from Ss Peter & Paul, Tonbridge. | ||
1879 | 2 smaller bells were cast and hung in their own frame for swing chiming with small metal wheels. | ||
c | 1932 | The ringing bell was fitted with ball bearings. | |
2005 | The belfry was inspected by Love, Cawley and Royalton-Kisch. The hour bell was quite ringable with a stay but the slider was broken. The course ships rope was replaced with a proper bell rope. The other 2 bells had ropes but no sallies & could be chimed. |
[1] | "E. Christian Esq 10 Whitehall Place for St. Stephens Church Tonbridge To a Bell 4-1-8 Clapper, Stock, Wheel, Ironwork Brasses, Frame & fixing as per estimate £50" (Whitechapel records) |
Gallery |
Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 1 April 2016 |