Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent

St Mary Platt, Piltdown House Campanile

Photo: Phillip Barnes, 2000

12 bell full circle mini-ring
Tenor: 22lbs 7oz in E♭.
Grid Ref: TQ619573
Complete ring cast at the same time
Rung from: Ground Floor
Frame: 2000, Matthew Higby & Co.
Kent County Association of Change Ringers District: Maidstone

♫ Sound clip of rounds, rung at the dedication.(Dickon R Love, 6 Dec 2000)
♫ Sound clip of rounds, rung at the dedication.(Dickon R Love, 6 Dec 2000)
♫ Little bell music in a peal of Bristol S Maximus at around the 1,750th change.(Phillip R J Barnes, 23 Jun 2001)
♫ Little bell music in a peal of Bristol S Maximus at around the 2,000th change.(Phillip R J Barnes, 23 Jun 2001)
♫ End of a peal of Bristol S Maximus.(Phillip R J Barnes, 23 Jun 2001)

Details of the Bells

	Bell		Weight (most recent)	Diameter	Note	Date	Founder	Canons	Retuned
®	Treble	Sheerness	7lbs 7oz	5¾"	B♭	2000	Richard Bowditch & Matthew Higby		Never
®	2	Leeds	8lbs 3oz	5⅞"	A♭	2000	Richard Bowditch & Matthew Higby		Never
®	3	Minster-on-Sea	8lbs 3oz	6⅛"	G	2000	Richard Bowditch & Matthew Higby		Never
®	4	Canterbury	7lbs 6oz	6¼"	F	2000	Richard Bowditch & Matthew Higby		Never
®	5	London	7lbs 3oz	6¼"	E♭	2000	Richard Bowditch & Matthew Higby		Never
®	6	Oxford	8lbs 9oz	6½"	D	2000	Richard Bowditch & Matthew Higby		Never
®	7	Battersea	8lbs 3oz	6⅝"	C	2000	Richard Bowditch & Matthew Higby		Never
®	8	Amersham	8lbs 15oz	6⅞"	B♭	2000	Richard Bowditch & Matthew Higby		Never
®	9	Bournville	9lbs 13oz	7¼"	A♭	2000	Richard Bowditch & Matthew Higby		Never
®	10	Littlemore	10lbs 8oz	7½"	G	2000	Richard Bowditch & Matthew Higby		Never
®	11	Keyworth	16lbs 4oz	8¾"	F	2000	Richard Bowditch & Matthew Higby		Never
®	Tenor	Wrotham	22lbs 7oz	10"	E♭	2000	Richard Bowditch & Matthew Higby		Never

® - Hung for full circle ringing

History

2000

A miniring of 12 bells was cast by Richard Bowditch & Matthew Higby and hung in the garage of Phillip & Elizabeth Barnes. Matthew Higby hung them on 5th/6th December, and the bells were dedicated by F'r David A. Gibbons, Parish Priest of Sacred Heart (RC), Camberwell at a party on 6th December.

Gallery

Ringing at the opening party, together with pictures of some of the bells in the loft.
Photo: Dickon Love, 6 Dec 2000

Photo: Dickon Love, 6 Dec 2000

Recent Peals

The most recent performances, according to BellBoard.

2018-08-26	5042 Yorkshire Surprise Maximus
2012-09-26	5024 Wye Surprise Major
2010-05-02	5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor
2006-06-24	5042 Yorkshire Surprise Maximus
2005-01-29	5040 Stedman Triples
2002-11-03	5005 Spliced Cinques and Maximus
2002-06-23	5016 Spliced Maximus
2002-04-29	5042 Bristol Surprise Maximus
2001-12-29	5009 Stedman Cinques
2001-12-11	5040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal
2001-11-27	5056 Rutland Surprise Major
2001-11-11	5040 Kent TB Maximus
2001-11-04	5042 Orion Surprise Maximus
2001-10-23	5039 Grandsire Caters
2001-09-11	5056 Bristol Surprise Major
2001-07-24	5040 Grandsire Triples
2001-06-23	5040 Bristol Surprise Maximus
2001-05-20	5058 Lincolnshire Surprise Major
2001-04-10	5024 Spliced Surprise Major (8m)
2001-03-13	5040 Plain Bob Minor
2001-03-04	5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor
2001-02-27	5024 Spliced Surprise Major (4m)
2001-02-13	5152 Yorkshire Surprise Major
2001-01-09	5056 Cambridge Surprise Major

Recent Quarter Peals

The most recent performances, according to BellBoard.

2017-06-22	1260 Grandsire Triples
2017-06-22	1280 Cambridge Surprise Major
2012-01-07	1260 Grandsire Doubles
2010-04-13	1440 Cambridge Surprise Minor
2010-02-19	1272 Cambridge Surprise Minor
2007-12-29	1260 Plain Bob Triples
2005-04-10	1368 Norwich Surprise Minor
2004-12-05	1272 Norwich Surprise Minor
2004-11-07	1320 Cambridge Surprise Minor
2001-09-29	1287 Stedman Caters
2001-06-09	1296 Surprise Minor (2m)
2001-02-17	1282 Cambridge Surprise Royal
2000-12-28	1250 Superlative Surprise Major
2000-12-17	1260 Stedman Doubles

Full list of peals on Bellboard here

Full list of quarters on Bellboard here

Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent

Page updated: 4 April 2020