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Temple Ewell, Ss Peter & Paul
 Photo: Richard Offen, 2005
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Details of the Bells |
| Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
| ® | Single Bell | 5 cwt approx. | 30" | 1603 | Joseph Hatch, Ulcombe, Kent |
Inscriptions |
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Earlier bells |
| Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Date | Founder | Retuned | Fate | |
| Treble (of 3) | 4½ cwt approx. | c. 28" | Unknown | Never | No details. Cracked & sold 1821. | ||
| Tenor (of 3) | 6¾ cwt approx. | 33" | 1610 | Joseph Hatch | Never | Cracked & sold 1859. |
History |
| 1603 | Present bell (old 2nd) cast by Joseph Hatch, one of his first bells. | ||
| 1610 | Bell cast by Joseph Hatch (tenor). | ||
| 1821 | The treble, being cracked, was sold for £14. 10s. | ||
| c | 1850 | During the 19th Century, a new frame was constructed for the present bell. | |
| 1859 | The tenor (being cracked) was sold for £50. 14s. 2d. | ||
| 1887 | Stahlschmidt records that there were formerly 3 bells here. [1] | ||
| 1982 | The bell was repaired for swing chiming. |
| [1] | There were formerly three bells - one was sold in 1821, being probably cracked and useless; of the inscription on this no record remains. Another was sold in 1859; it was 33 inches in diameter. This was also cracked. The barbarous local custom of striking the bells with a hammer at weddings and on other festive occasions is probably the initial cause of the disappearance of these two bells. ("Church Bells of Kent", J C L Stahlschmidt, 1887) |
| Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 1 April 2016 |