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Knockholt, St Katharine
 Photo: Dickon Love, Jan 2005
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♫ Sound clip of the lighter bell.(Dickon R Love, 29 Jan 2005) ♫ Sound clip of the heavier bell.(Dickon R Love, 29 Jan 2005) |
Details of the Bells |
| Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Retuned | ||
| 1 | 2½ cwt approx. | 22¼" | G♯ | 1961 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Never | ||
| 2 | 3½ cwt approx. | 24¾" | F | 1662 | John Hodson, Whitechapel | Never |
Inscriptions |
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Prior to 1961 |
| Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Date | Founder | Fate | |
| 1 of 2 | 3-0-0 | 24" | 1764 | Thomas Janaway | Recast 1961 |
History |
| c | 1500 | A timber frame was built. It appears to be a short headed frame converted to long heads and retaining the struts from braces to heads. | |
| 1552 | Record of 3 bells in the tower. | ||
| 1662 | Tenor recast by John Hodson. It has 6 canons. | ||
| 1764 | Forerunner of present Treble recast by Thomas Janaway. | ||
| 1840 | The short squat tower and broached spire was replaced with a clock tower. One of the pits from the pre-Reformation frame was removed and the remaining frame rebuilt in the tower. At some point the third bell was disposed of leaving just 2 bells. | ||
| 1961 | Treble recast by Mears & Stainbank. The tenor was turned by not tuned. Both bells were rehung for swing chiming with levers with new fittings. |
Gallery |
The belfry. Photo: Dickon Love, 29 Jan 2005 |
Photo: Dickon Love, 29 Jan 2005 |
Photo: Dickon Love, 29 Jan 2005 |
| Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 28 March 2020 |