Chislehurst, Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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Details of the Bells |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
® | Treble | Fanny | 4-2-20 | 28" | E | 1935 | John Taylor & Co., Loughborough | Flat | Never |
® | 2 | Peter | 5-2-13 | 29" | D♯ | 1935 | John Taylor & Co., Loughborough | Flat | Never |
® | 3 | Frederick Bowater | 6-0-23 | 31⅛" | C♯ | 1935 | John Taylor & Co., Loughborough | Flat | Never |
® | 4 | Rosemary | 7-3-21 | 34" | B | 1935 | John Taylor & Co., Loughborough | Flat | Never |
® | 5 | Catharine | 9-0-10 | 36½" | A | 1932 | Gillett & Johnston, Croydon (4472) | Flat | Never |
® | 6 | William | 10-3-4 | 38½" | G♯ | 1935 | John Taylor & Co., Loughborough | Flat | Never |
® | 7 | Samuel | 14-2-0 | 42⅞" | F♯ | 1935 | John Taylor & Co., Loughborough | Flat | Never |
® | Tenor | Frances | 19-1-17 | 47⁷⁄₁₆" | E | 1935 | John Taylor & Co., Loughborough | Flat | Never |
Turret bell | 1-0-25 | 1915 | John Warner & Sons | Never |
Bellframes |
Position |
Frame | Bells | Year | Maker | Material | Truss(es) | Local Layout | Resultant Layout | ||
Single level | 1.1 | 5 | 1932 | Gillett & Johnston, Croydon | Cast iron |
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Single level | 1.2 | 1,2,3,4,6,7,8 | 1935 | John Taylor & Co., Loughborough | Cast iron |
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Open gable on nave | 2 | Sanctus |
Inscriptions |
How the bells are tuned |
History |
1868 | Church built. | ||
1875 | Parish created from that of St Nicholas, Chislehurst. | ||
1915 | Bell cast by John Warner & Sons and hung in the open gable. | ||
1930 | Tower built. | ||
1932 | Bell cast by Gillett & Johnston, destined to be one of an octave before the order was stopped. | ||
1933 | Clock bell supplied by Smith of Derby. | ||
1935 | Ring of 8 cast around the Gillett bell (which forms the 5th) by John Taylor. |
Gallery |
The sanctus bell hanging in the open gable on the church. Photo: Dickon Love, Jan 2007 |
Peal Boards |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 3 November 2018 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 3 November 2018 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 3 November 2018 |
Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 1 April 2016 |