East Sutton, Ss Peter & Paul
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Details of the Bells |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | (As supplied in 1914) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
® | Treble | 3-2-15 | 27" | F♯ | 1720 | John Waylett, Cripplegate | Removed | Never | ||
® | 2 | 3-3-0 | 28½" | E | 1719 | John Waylett, Cripplegate | Removed | Never | ||
® | 3 | 3-3-8 | 29" | D | 1719 | John Waylett, Cripplegate | Removed | Never | ||
® | 4 | 4-3-8 | 30½" | C♯ | 1719 | John Waylett, Cripplegate | Removed | Never | ||
® | 5 | 5-2-24 | 6-0-22 | 31" | B | 1914 | Alfred Bowell, Ipswich | Flat | Never | |
® | Tenor | 8-1-16 | 37" | A | 1723 | Samuel Knight, Southwark | Removed | Never |
Inscriptions |
Earlier bells |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Date | Founder | Retuned | Fate | |
5th (of 6) | 5-2-22 | 1719 | John Waylett | Never | Recast 1914 | |
Tenor (of 6) | 1614 | Unknown | Recast 1723 |
History |
1614 | Tenor cast. | ||
1719 | 5 bells added to the existing bell to make 6 by John Waylett. | ||
1720 | Date on treble bell. | ||
1723 | Tenor recast by Samuel Knight. | ||
1914 | 5th recast and bells rehung by Alfred Bowell with steel headstocks. [1] | ||
1983 | Bells rehung by Whitechapel with partly new fittings in a strengthened frame. |
[1] | To recasting the fifth bell and rehanging the six bells. £100. Extra metal used in the recast bell £3. Total £103. Paid by cheque same time. Diameters 25", 26¾", 27¼", 30", 32", 35¾" in G sharp. (Bowell records, 1914 18 Dec) |
Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 1 April 2016 |