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Whitstable, St Peter
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Details of the Bells |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
҂ | Single bell | 3-1-5 | 24" | G | 1964 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Never | ||
҂ | Sanctus | ½ cwt approx. | 12" | Unknown | Never |
Inscriptions |
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Prior to 1964 |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Date | Founder | Retuned | Fate | |
Service bell | ½ cwt approx. | 12" | Unknown | Never | Blank. Recast 1964 |
Prior to 2007 |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Retuned | Fate | |
Single bell | 0-2-14 | 14" | G | 1937 | Mears & Stainbank | Never | Stolen in 2007 |
History |
1903 | Church planned, chancel built, G. H. Fellowes-Prynne, architect, ‘tin’ nave. Small bell provided. | ||
1929 | Remainder of church (except tower) built. Small bell rehung in a tiled bracket by the site of the tower. | ||
1937 | Sanctus bell provided and hung ‘dead’ on beam between chancel and Lady Chapel. | ||
1964 | New open belfry of brick erected at the south-west corner, with new bell hung therein. Old bell sold for £5 to help finance this. | ||
2007 | The small sanctus bell was discovered to have been stolen. | ||
c | 2009 | The Sanctus bell was replaced with an uninscribed ship's bell. |
Gallery |
![]() The former bell, pictured in c. 1957, before it was sold. Photo: David Cawley |
![]() The sanctus bell prior to being stolen in 2007. Photo: David Cawley |
Elsewhere in the Parish |
![]() | Whitstable, The Castle Single Burmese bell hung dead |
Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 10 May 2020 |