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Appledore, Ss Peter & Paul


Photo: Dickon Love, Apr 2006

  • 8 bells hung for full circle ringing
  • Tenor: 12-0-15 in F♯.
  • Grid Ref: TQ957293
  • Complete ring cast at the same time
  • Rung from: Upstairs Ringing Room
  • Frame: 1900 John Warner & Sons, made of cast iron & steel on a timber foundation
  • Denomination: Church of England
    Diocese (Anglican): Canterbury
    Archdeaconry (Anglican): Ashford
  • Kent County Association of Change Ringers District: Ashford
  • Building Listed Grade: I Click for Heritage details.
  • Peals rung at the tower

Details of the Bells

Bell Weight
(most recent)
Diameter Note Date Founder Canons Retuned
® Treble 5-0-027½" F♯ 1900 John Warner & Sons Doncaster Never
® 2 5-1-628" E♯ 1900 John Warner & Sons Doncaster Never
® 3 5-3-1730" D♯ 1900 John Warner & Sons Doncaster Never
® 4 6-0-2531½" C♯ 1900 John Warner & Sons Doncaster Never
® 5 6-2-1433" B 1900 John Warner & Sons Doncaster Never
® 6 7-2-2535" A♯ 1900 John Warner & Sons Doncaster Never
® 7 9-2-1638" G♯ 1900 John Warner & Sons Doncaster Never
® Tenor 12-0-1542" F♯ 1900 John Warner & Sons Doncaster Never
Clock 7½ cwt approx.34½" B♭ William Chamberlain Never
Sanctus 1 cwt approx.16⅜" Unknown Never

®  - Hung for full circle ringing

Bellframes

Frame Bells Year Maker Material Truss(es) Local
Layout
1 All bells 1900 John Warner & Sons Cast iron

Inscriptions

Prior to 1900.

Bell Weight
(most recent)
DiameterNoteDateFounderRetunedFate
Treble6 cwt approx.31"D1685John HodsonNeverRecast 1900
26½ cwt approx.32"C1685John HodsonNeverRecast 1900
37½ cwt approx.34½"B♭1442-1468William ChamberlainNeverSurvives as a clock bell
49 cwt approx.37.5"A1685John HodsonNeverRecast 1900
511 cwt approx.40"G1685John HodsonNeverRecast 1900
Tenor17 cwt approx.45½"F1620Joseph HatchNeverRecast 1900

History

c 1440 Current clock bell cast by William Chamberlain. Later formed 3rd of a ring of 6.
c 1600 Sanctus bell cast, founder unknown.
1620 Tenor of a later ring of 6 cast by Joseph Hatch.
1685 Treble, 2nd, 4th, 5th of a ring of 6 cast by John Hodson.
1900 Bells recast into current octave in a new cast iron frame. The old 3rd was hung as a clock bell.
1969 Bells (including Sanctus) rehung with new gudgeons and bearings on Warner headstocks and new stays, sliders and pulleys. Alterations were made to the rope circle. The staple of the clock bell was removed & bell quarter turned; Warner fittings. The bells were rededicated on 14 Sept.
2000 A new staircase was installed to improve access to the ringing room.

Gallery


The tenor bell.
Photo: Christopher J Cooper

The belfry.
Photo: Christopher J Cooper

The former ring of six bells that were removed from the tower. They were taken away and recast by John Warner & Sons into a ring of 8 bells which are also photographed here.
Photo: Christopher J Cooper collection

Another view of the former bells.
Photo: Christopher J Cooper collection


Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent Page updated: 1 April 2016