Updates

27 Nov 23Boughton under BleanInscriptions, belfry photos, frame added
27 Nov 23Lee, St MargaretAdditional photographs of the belfry and broken bell (thanks to Bill Hibbert)
14 Oct 23SnodlandBelfry photo and frame drawing
13 Aug 23Cliffe-at-HooImages from Taylor archives (thanks to Chris Pickford)
02 Aug 23Deptford (St Paul)Comprehensive update following visit by Bill Hibbert (best thanks)
29 May 23CheritonAs received weights 2011 added
29 May 23BrenchleyAs received weights 1924 added
29 May 23KenningtonAs received weights 1971 added
29 May 23PluckleyAs supplied weights 1853 added
29 May 23Seal ChartAs supplied weights 1888 added
29 May 23Westgate-on-SeaAs received weights 1975 added
29 May 23YaldingAs supplied weights 1696 added
29 May 23Deptford (St Nicholas)Frame details
27 Mar 23St Nicholas at WadePhotos of belfry (thanks to Joe Aust) and frame details
11 Mar 23FarnboroughUpdated all details plus peal boards and belfry photos
01 Mar 23Sittingbourne (St Mary)Photo of old bell (Matthew Higby)
23 Jan 23FairseatUpdated info and gallery following inspection by Kye Leaver
02 Jan 23FavershamAdditional peal boards
02 Jan 23TenterdenPeal boards (thanks to Mark Chittenden-Pile)
02 Jan 23WittershamPeal boards (thanks to Martin Marshall)
27 Dec 22LuddesdownUpdated tenor weight
27 Dec 22BredgarUpdated tenor weight
27 Dec 22Eltham (Holy Trinity)Added tenor weight
23 Dec 22Boughton StreetNew page noting bell under spirelet
23 Dec 22Deal (St Richard)New page noting bell on bracket on chimney
20 Dec 22FairseatNew page noting bell in church gatehouse
20 Dec 22WigmoreNew page noting bell in open gable
20 Dec 22Milton-next-Gravesend (Holy Trinity)New page on former church
20 Nov 22Great MongehamPhotographs, frame details, references
24 Sep 22Boughton MalherbePhotographs of the bells (thanks to Mike Bundock)
23 Sep 22BELLFRAME INFONow added in more detail where known across the site
28 Aug 22Walmer Lifeboat StationNew page and photos (thanks to Colin Varrell)
28 Aug 22Chislehurst (St Nicholas)Additional historical info
06 Aug 22Newington-juxta-SittingbourneNewspaper references
05 Aug 22OffhamWeights following 1998 restoration
31 Jul 22ChiddingstoneDetails of the sanctus
31 Jul 22ElmstedNewspaper references
05 Jul 22Perry StreetNew page and amazing drone photos that revealed the inscription (thanks to Jason Arthur)
01 Jul 22Westgate-on-SeaBelfry photos (thanks to Joe Aust)
01 Jul 22St Margaret-at-CliffeBelfry photos (thanks to Mike Bundock)
25 Jun 22Herne Bay (Clock Tower)New photos (thanks to Mike Bundock) and info
25 Jun 22Whitstable (St Alphege)Belfry photos (thanks to Joe Aust)
25 Jun 22GoudhurstPeal boards (thanks to Richard Steele)
25 Jun 22FrittendenPeal boards and belfry photos (thanks to Richard Steele)
08 Jun 22GoudhurstBelfry photos (thanks to Richard Steele) and additional historical detail
08 Jun 22CharthamBelfry photos
24 May 22SturryBelfry photos (thanks to Joe Aust)
09 May 22Dover (St James New Church)Historical updates
25 Apr 22ChisletBelfry photos (thanks to Joe Aust)
19 Apr 22Chislehurst (St Nicholas)Tuning figures (updated key), gallery, peal boards, updated inscriptions, pre-retuned weights
07 Apr 22Dover (St James New Church)Historical updates & peal boards
07 Apr 22Dover (St James Old Church)Historical updates
07 Apr 22Ramsgate (St Paul)New page
07 Apr 22BicknorNew page
05 Apr 22Eltham (Holy Trinity)New page
23 Mar 22Milton RegisAdditional historical info and tower photo
04 Mar 22Higham (St Mary)Full details following belfry visit (Dickon Love)
02 Mar 22WarehorneInscriptions completed
02 Mar 22BarmingPeal board (thanks to Jeremy Clitheroe)
24 Jan 22WarehornePhotos of bells (thanks to Chris Cooper)
31 Dec 21Herne Bay (Clock Tower)New page
31 Dec 21Bromley Common (St Augustine)New page
30 Dec 21LuddesdownNew page
30 Dec 21Chislehurst (St Mary, RC)New page
30 Dec 21Folkestone (Mundella School)New page
05 Dec 21St Peter in ThanetBelfry photos (thanks to Ade Davies and Joe Aust)
01 Nov 21Bromley CommonPeal boards
01 Nov 21SidcupPeal boards (thanks to Jeremy Clitheroe)
01 Nov 21WarehornePeal board (thanks to Ollie Watson)
01 Nov 21YaldingPeal boards (thanks to Jeremy Clitheroe)
15 Oct 21FrinstedDiameters updated
05 Sep 21BurmarshPhoto of the ancient bell (thanks to Bishop Brian Jones)
05 Sep 21Sittingbourne (St Mary)New page and photos (thanks to Chris Trafford)
05 Sep 21New RomneyPhoto of the belfry (Ollie Watson)
05 Sep 21WarehornePhotos of the belfry (Ollie Watson)
20 Jun 21Sutton-by-DoverPhoto of the ancient bell (thanks to Bishop Brian Jones)
03 Apr 21FarnboroughAugmented to 8.
14 Mar 21FavershamPhotographs of the final installation (thanks to Adam Moore)
14 Mar 21Tunbridge Wells (Holy Trinity)New page
14 Mar 21Broadwater DownBell now rigged up for automatic chiming
02 Jan 21SwalecliffeNew photos
02 Jan 21Milton by CanterburyNew page
31 Dec 20Reading St (Old School House)New page
31 Dec 20Canterbury (St Gregory)New old photo
31 Dec 20Canterbury (St Alphege)New photos
31 Dec 20Dover (Old Town Hall)New page
31 Dec 20Reading St (St Andrew)New page
30 Dec 20SpeldhurstInfo on extra bell
30 Dec 20GoudhurstInfo on spire, fire and single bell
30 Dec 20HalsteadInfo on church building
20 Dec 20FavershamPhotographs of the bells being rehung (thanks to Adam Moore and Stuart Palin)
18 Dec 20Bromley CommonUpdated diameters
18 Dec 20FavershamNew ring of 10
18 Dec 20Canterbury (St Margaret)Updated weight of old middle bell
10 Nov 20SwalecliffePhoto of restored bell (Brian Butcher)
10 Nov 20Canterbury (St John's Hospital)Photo of restored bell (Brian Butcher)
09 Nov 20Rosherville GardensNew page
06 Nov 20SheldwichNew info on an earlier ring of 4
06 Nov 20Updates from Zechariah Cozens, 1793Boughton-u-Blean, Canterbury (St Margaret, St Martin), Godmersham, Elmstone, Ickham, Selling, St Nicholas at Wade, St Peter in Thanet, Thanington,
05 Nov 20CrayfordNew picture
11 Oct 20Canterbury (St Mary de Castro)New page
10 Oct 20Canterbury (Kent College)New page
10 Oct 20Canterbury (Old St Stephen's School)New page
10 Oct 20Burham (Old and New churches)New pictures
10 Oct 20Whitstable CastleNew page
10 Oct 20Faversham (St Saviour)New page
04 Oct 20Canterbury (St Edmund's School)New page
25 Sep 20Canterbury (Holy Cross)New picture
25 Sep 20Canterbury (All Saints' Old Church)New pictures
25 Sep 20Canterbury (St Alphege)New picture
25 Sep 20Canterbury (St Gregory)New picture
25 Sep 20Canterbury (St Margaret)New pictures
25 Sep 20Canterbury (St Mary Breadman)New pictures
25 Sep 20Canterbury (St Mary Magd)New picture
25 Sep 20Canterbury (St Mary Northgate)New pictures
25 Sep 20Canterbury (St John's Hospital)New pictures
25 Sep 20Canterbury (St Mildred)New pictures
25 Sep 20Canterbury (Maynard & Cotton's Hospital)New pictures
25 Sep 20Canterbury (St Augustine's College)New pictures
25 Sep 20Canterbury (Poor Priests Hospital)New picture
25 Sep 20Canterbury (Eastbridge Hospital)New picture
05 Sep 20Canterbury (Poor Priests Hospital)New page
05 Sep 20Canterbury (Barton Court)New page
02 Sep 20Little ChartPhotos of the belfry (thanks to Andrew Johnson)
02 Sep 20Canterbury (Maynard & Cotton's Hospital)New page
02 Sep 20Canterbury (Nunnery Fields Hospital)New page
30 Aug 20All bells (where known) are now marked as being in one of 4 states: hung for ringing, swinging, dead or unhung.
26 Aug 20FavershamPhotos of the dismantling of the ring of 8 (thanks to Adam Moore and Simon Adams)
26 Aug 20Canterbury (Eastbridge Hospital)New page
26 Aug 20Canterbury (St John's Hospital)New page
26 Aug 20Canterbury (Jesus Hospital)New page
23 Aug 20Canterbury (St Columba)New page
23 Aug 20Canterbury (Bertha the Queen)New page
23 Aug 20Canterbury (Christ Church University)New page
22 Aug 20LewishamComprehensive update
18 Aug 20FavershamBells weighed as received at Taylors. Tenor is 16-2-4.
09 Aug 20GreenwichFrame details
02 Aug 20Margate (St John)Weights of bells before 1900
02 Jul 20Sutton-by-DoverNew page
30 Jun 20Canterbury (St Mary Magd)New info of clapper accident in 1824
30 Jun 20Milton Regis1882 reference
30 Jun 20WhitfieldNew page
28 Jun 20Margate (St John)Inscriptions
28 Jun 20Margate (Ss Austin & Gregory)New page
28 Jun 20FrittendenInscriptions and interesting info from Taylors archives on how they were given the job and got it taken away
28 Jun 20IwadeKCACR report from 1978
28 Jun 20HarrietshamNew article
28 Jun 20KingsnorthNew article
28 Jun 20LymingeKCACR report from 1974
28 Jun 20Leeds CastleReport from 1968
28 Jun 20HernhillNew article from 1997
28 Jun 20BarhamUpdate
28 Jun 20TonbridgeStory of an 1837 disagreement between ringers and Vicar
28 Jun 20SeasalterPicture
28 Jun 20Sittingbourne (Sacred Heart)Picture
28 Jun 20Herne Bay (St John)Money was promised for a ring of bells
28 Jun 20Chislehurst (St Nicholas)A ringer started the fire in 1857!
27 Jun 20Broadstairs (HT)Update
27 Jun 20Ashford Railway WorksUpdate & new picture (thanks to Mark Chittenden-Pile)
27 Jun 20WestbrookUpdate & new picture
25 Jun 20ColdredNew page
18 Jun 20Acrise PlaceNew page
17 Jun 20Dover (St Mary & St Martin)New page
17 Jun 20Allington (St Nicholas)New page
17 Jun 20Allington (St Laurence)New page
16 Jun 20Buckland Valley (Our Lady)New page
14 Jun 20Buckland Valley (St Nicholas)New page
14 Jun 20HamNew page
14 Jun 20Dover (St Mary's Mission Hall)New page
14 Jun 20Margate (St Augustine)New page
13 Jun 20Folkestone (St John the Baptist)New page
13 Jun 20Folkestone (St Saviour)New page
11 Jun 20Folkestone (St Augustine)New page
11 Jun 20Folkestone (Cheriton Rd Cemetery)New page
07 Jun 20AldingtonTuning figures (thanks to Nigel Taylor)
07 Jun 20Whitstable (St Andrew)New page
07 Jun 20Whitstable CemeteryNew page
31 May 20Folkestone (St Peter)New page
30 May 20SeasalterNew page
30 May 20Sittingbourne (RC)Updates to tuning info from Nigel Taylor
30 May 20Folkestone (Christchurch)New photo
30 May 20Whitstable (All Saints)New info
27 May 20SwalecliffeNew page
27 May 20Sandwich (St Peter)New info
24 May 20Broadwater DownQuotes were given for a new ring of 8, and more significantly, a carillon of 37 bells with a bass of 30 cwt!
11 May 20List of new ringsA new listing
11 May 20BarhamNew info
11 May 20SandgateNew page
10 May 20Tenterden (St Michael)New info
10 May 20Complete ringsA new listing
09 May 20Boughton-under-BleanPeal boards (thanks to Andrew Hills)
09 May 20ThrowleyPeal boards (thanks to Andrew Hills)
09 May 20SellingPeal boards (thanks to Andrew Hills)
05 May 20Rochester CathedralFascinating correspondence about the recasting of 1921 from W W Starmer (best thanks to Scott Orr).
03 May 20Tunbridge Wells (St Luke)Fascinating new info on the acquisition of the chime of 8. With thanks to Dr Scott Orr for access to his W W Starmer archive!
25 Apr 20Strood (St Nicholas)New info on the tubes and the earlier ring of 6 new cast by Thomas Swain.
25 Apr 20LangleyNew page
25 Apr 20Whitstable (St Alphege)New information
25 Apr 20SandgateNew page
25 Apr 20LutonNew page


Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent