UPSTREET, Grove Ferry Inn |
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DETAILS OF THE BELLS |
Bell
Weight
Diameter Pitch
Cast
Founder
1
1 cwt approx.
c. 15" 1858
John Warner & Sons
2
1-1-9
18" B
1927
Gillett & Johnston
INSCRIPTIONS |
| 1 | |
| J WARNER & SONS LONDON 1858 | |
| 2 | GILLETT & JOHNSTON, CROYDON 1927. |
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| The inscription on the Warner Bell is on the lip. |
HISTORY |
1
831T
he original building was a coach house. The Inn takes its name from the hand drawn ferry which took people across the River Stour.1
858B
ell cast by John Warner & Sons.1
927B
ell cast by Gillett & Johnston as the clock bell for the John Roan School, according to the tuning book. Whether it ever made it as far as the school we don't know. The school appears to have its own clock bell which was either a replacement for this one or its original.2
006D
ickon Love observed the two bells hanging from the ceiling in the pub. The Warner bell has an iron clapper, the Gillett bell does not.
PHOTOGRAPHS |
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| Warner bell | Gillett bell |