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Whitstable, The Castle
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Details of the Bells |
| Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Canons | Retuned | ||
| Burmese bell | 6 cwt approx. | 33" | 19th Cent | Burmese founder (unknown) | Never |
History |
| 1790 | Tankerton Tower was built. | ||
| 1820 | The first enlargement of the building took place by Charles Pearson. | ||
| 1832 | Wynn Ellis became Lord of the Manor. | ||
| 1840 | The long west front was added. | ||
| 1844 | A clock tower was built with a clock designed to strike the hours. | ||
| 1875 | Wynn Ellis died. | ||
| 1935 | Tankerton Towers was renamed Whitstable Castle and passed to Whitstable UDC and (in 1972) to Canterbury City Council. | ||
| 2014 | The clock was restored and rebuilt. | ||
| 2015 | The bell was rehung. The original method of fixing the bell was used. |
| [1] | Wynn Ellis M. P. To: One old Burmeses (sic) bell with no clapper £40. Painting and gilding the bell, supplying clapper and wharfage 4 8s 0d. £44 8s 0d (Whitechapel Day Book, 19 Sept 1845) |
Gallery |
The bell photographed from the inside. Photo: bobleroi.co.uk, 2007 |
The clock and bell from the outside. Photo: |
| Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent | Page updated: 10 October 2020 |