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Canterbury, St Mary Breadman
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The original ring of 3 |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Date | Founder | Retuned | Fate | |
Treble (of 3) | 2¾ cwt approx. | 22⅞" | 1597 | Robert Mot | Never | Went to Westgate Towers, then Bishopsbourne | |
2nd (of 3) | 4½ cwt approx. | c.26½" | ? | Unknown | Never | Not retained when church rebuilt in 1822. | |
Tenor (of 3) | 5¾ cwt approx. | 30½" | 1597 | Robert Mot | Never | Went to St Andrew's, then St Anne, Caversham |
History |
1597 | 2 bells were cast by Robert Mot. | ||
1757 | Faussett records 3 bells in the tower. | ||
1774 | The tenor (of 3) was sold to the new St Andrew's church and hung in the tower there. | ||
1799 | There is a record of 2 bells in the tower. | ||
1822 | The church was rebuilt in an undistinguished Gothick style. There is a record of only 1 bell by Robert Mot that was retained. | ||
1865 | The church was damaged by fire. | ||
1887 | Stahlschmidt records 1 bell, formerly 3. | ||
1900 | The church was pulled down. The remaining bell was hung in the guard cell on top of the western drum of the West Gate. | ||
1974 | The bell from Westgate was transferred to Bishopsbourne to form the treble of a chime of 4. |
The site in 2020 |
Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 25 September 2020 |