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Blean, Ss Cosmas & Damian

  • Single bell hung for swing chiming with lever
  • Tenor: 2-1-20
  • Grid Ref: TR129607
  • Frame: Open gable.
  • Denomination: Church of England
    Diocese (Anglican): Canterbury
    Archdeaconry (Anglican): Canterbury
  • Building Listed Grade: II* Click for Heritage details.

Details of the Bells
Bell Weight
(most recent)		Diameter Note Date Founder Canons Retuned
҂ Single bell 2-1-2021¾" 1650 or 1659 Thomas Palmar I Never

҂  - Hung for swing chiming

Inscriptions

History
c 1233 Church rebuilt.
1659 Bell cast by Thomas Palmer which, according to the inscription, was 1659, although it might be read as 1650.
1758 Record of a small blank bell. [1]
1799 Record of 1 bell. [2]
1887 Bell noted by Stahlscmidt with inscription 1650, but he reckons it is actually 1659.
c 1967 The bell was rehung by Whitechapel Bell Foundry (exact date and other details uncertain).
[1] "This Church consists only of the Chancell and Body. It has no Steeple, and but 1 Small Bell, without Inscription, wch. hangs at The West End." (Rev’d Bryan Faussett, 1758)
[2] The church, which is dedicated to St. Cosmus and Damianus, is but small and mean. It consists of only one isle and a chancel, having a low pointed turret at the west end, in which hangs one bell. ('The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent. Vol 7', Edward Hasted)

Elsewhere in the Parish
Blean, Shops (formerly The Cowshed)
Single unhung clock bell, formerly ringable

Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent Page updated: 2 July 2017