Blackheath, All Saints
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Details of the Bells |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
® | Single bell | 10-3-21 | 38" | A | 1879 | John Taylor & Co., Loughborough | Never | ||
҂ | Sanctus | ½ cwt approx. | 13½" | A♯ | 1858 | John Warner & Sons | Never |
Inscriptions |
History |
1857 | -67 | Church built by Benjamin Ferrey, architect. | |
1859 | Parish created from St Mary the Virgin, Lewisham. | ||
1879 | An 11cwt bell was cast by John Taylor and Sons and hung in its own timber frame on a timber frame foundation for more bells. It was hung complete with ringing fittings. It was dispatched on 19th November. [1] | ||
1887 | Stahlschmidt records two bells (including a priest's bell) by Warner & Sons, one of them dated 1858 with the larger "presumably from the same foundry and later in date". He was wrong in this respect as the larger bell was by John Taylor. | ||
c | 1904 | Taylor catalogue lists "Blackheath, All Saints - 1 bell, 11cwt" |
[1] | Blackheath, All Saints, Kent: Bell 38" 10-3-21, with frame and fittings. Forwarded 19 Nov. 1879 (Taylor Records) |
Gallery |
Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 1 April 2016 |