Farningham, Ss Peter & Paul
Photo: Dickon Love, 2008 |
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Details of the Bells |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | (As supplied) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
® | Treble | 3-3-13 | 27½" | E♯ | 1904 | John Warner & Sons | Removed | 2008 Whitechapel | ||
® | 2 | 4-0-8 | 28¼" | D♯ | 1656 | John Hodson, Whitechapel | Removed | 2008 Whitechapel | ||
® | 3 | 5-0-7 | 30¼" | C♯ | 1772 | Pack & Chapman, Whitechapel | Removed | 2008 Whitechapel | ||
® | 4 | 5-2-15 | 32" | B♯ | 1656 | John Hodson, Whitechapel | Removed | 2008 Whitechapel | ||
® | 5 | 7-0-17 | 34½" | A♯ | 1656 | John Hodson, Whitechapel | Removed | 2008 Whitechapel | ||
® | Tenor | 9-3-23 | 9-3-20 | 38" | G♯ | 1952 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Flat | 2008 Whitechapel |
Bellframes |
Frame | Bells | Year | Maker | Material | Truss(es) | Local Layout | |||
1 | All bells | 1904 | John Warner & Sons | Metal |
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Inscriptions |
Earlier bell |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Date | Founder | Retuned | Fate | |
Tenor (of 6) | 10-0-6 | 38½" | 1748 | Robert Catlin | Never | Recast in 1952 |
History |
1552 | Record of 3 bells. | ||
1656 | Present 2nd, 4th and 5th cast. | ||
1748 | Tenor recast by Robert Catlin. | ||
1772 | 2nd (of 5) recast by Pack & Chapman. | ||
1904 | Treble added to make 6. Bells rehung in a new frame by John Warner. | ||
1952 | Bells rehung and tenor recast by Mears & Stainbank. | ||
2008 | Bells retuned and rehung by Whitechapel Bell Foundry. |
Gallery |
The second and third shortly before restoration. Photo: Frank Lewis, 2008 |
The fourth, third and second after restoration. Photo: Frank Lewis, 2008 |
Photo: Frank Lewis, 2008 |
Peal Boards |
Photo: Jeremy Clitheroe, 11 October 2017 |
Photo: Jeremy Clitheroe, 11 October 2017 |
Photo: Jeremy Clitheroe, 11 October 2017 |
Photo: Jeremy Clitheroe, 11 October 2017 |
Photo: Jeremy Clitheroe, 11 October 2017 |
Photo: Jeremy Clitheroe, 11 October 2017 |
Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 1 April 2016 |