Worth, Ss Peter & Paul
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Details of the Bells |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
Clock bell | 4½ cwt approx. | 29¼" | D | 1888 | Gillett & Bland, Croydon (1130) | Never | |||
® | Treble | 2¾ cwt approx. | 23¾" | E | 1881 | John Warner & Sons | Never | ||
® | Tenor | 3¼ cwt approx. | 24¾" | D | 1881 | John Warner & Sons | Never |
Bellframes |
Position |
Frame | Bells | Year | Maker | Material | Truss(es) | Local Layout | |||
Single level | 1 | 1,2 | 1881 | John Warner & Sons |
Inscriptions |
Earlier bells |
Bell | Date | Founder | Retuned | Fate | |
1 (of 2) | 1760 | Lester & Pack | Never | Recast 1881 | |
2 (of 2) | 1675 | John Hodson | Never | Recast 1881 | |
1 (of 2) | Blackletter bell | Unknown | Recast 1760 |
History |
1675 | Larger bell recast by John Hodson. | ||
1759 | Record of 2 bells in the tower. [1] | ||
1760 | Smaller bell recast by Lester & Pack. The former bell was a blackletter bell. | ||
1795 | Record of 2 bells in the tower. [2] | ||
1800 | Record of 2 bells in the tower. [3] | ||
1881 | Both bells recast and rehung for ringing by John Warner & Sons. | ||
1887 | Stahlschmidt notes 2 bells in the tower. | ||
1888 | Clock and clock bell added by Gillett & Co. |
[1] | "This Church consists of the Chancell, Body, and 2 Side Isles; at ye West End, is a low Sspire, in wch. hang 2 Bells, thus Inscribed. 1. Sancta Maria, ora pro Nobis. 2. Tho. Hodson made Me. 1675. R. Philpot, Ch.Warden." (Rev’d Bryan Faussett, 1759) |
[2] | In the Steeple are two Bells inscribed: 1. John Hodson Made Mee 1675. Ralph Phillpoot Church Warden, C.H. 2. Lester & Pack, London fecit. 1760. [I think he has got these two the wrong way round.] (Zachariah Cozens, 1795) |
[3] | The church, which is dedicated to St. Peter and St. Paul, is a small mean building, having a low pointed wooden turret at the west end, in which are two bells. ('The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent. Vol 8', Edward Hasted) |
Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 1 April 2016 |