West Peckham, St Dunstan
Photo: Dickon Love, 10th Jun 2005 |
♫ Sound clip of the ring of bells.(Dickon R Love, 10 Jun 2005) |
Details of the Bells |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
® | 1 | 3-2-26 | 26½" | D♯ | 1624 | Joseph Hatch, Ulcombe, Kent | Conventional | Never | |
® | 2 | 4-0-29 | 28¾" | C♯ | 1685 | Christopher Hodson, Whitechapel | Conventional | Never | |
® | 3 | 5-0-26 | 31⅛" | C | 1611 | Stephen Swan, Kent | Conventional | Never |
Bellframes |
Frame | Bells | Year | Maker | Material | Truss(es) | Local Layout | |||
1 | All bells | Timber |
Inscriptions |
History |
1611 | Bell cast by Stephen Swan (currently tenor). | ||
1624 | Bell cast by Joseph Hatch (currently treble) | ||
1685 | Bell cast by Christopher Hodson (currently middle bell). | ||
2000 | Bells rehung with new ringing fittings in the existing timber frame. The refurbishment was done by John Taylor & Co with the tower work done by the Kent C.A. The bells were not retuned at the request of the parish. | ||
2001 | 11th Feb | The bells were rededicated by the Bishop of Tonbridge. |
Gallery |
The Kent C.A. dismantling the bells and loading them on lorry en route for Loughborough. Photo: |
A close up of the Royal Arms displayed on the waist of the 1611 Stephen Swan tenor bell. Photo: |
Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 1 April 2016 |