West Peckham

WEST PECKHAM, St Dunstan

	3 bells
	Tenor 5-0-26 in C
	Nominal: 1024Hz (C-37)
	Pitched as 1,2,3 of 5.
	Grid Ref. TR644526
	Tonbridge District
	Frame: old and timber
	Retuning: Never subsequently retuned
	Ground Floor
	¯ Sound clip (Recorded by Dickon Love, 10th June 2005)

DETAILS OF THE BELLS

Bell Weight Diameter Pitch Cast Founder

1

3-2-26

26¹/2"

D sharp

1624

Joseph Hatch

2

4-0-20

28³/4"

C sharp

1685

Christopher Hodson

3

5-0-26

31¹/8"

C

1611

Stephen Swan

INSCRIPTIONS

ioseph hatch made me 1624

¢ CHRISTOPHER ¢ HODSON ¢ MADE ¢ ME ¢ 1685 ¢¢¢

à STEPHANVS à SWAN à à ME à FECIT à ANNO à DOMINI à 1611

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HISTORY

1611

Bell cast by Stephen Swan.

1624

Bell cast by Christopher Hodson.

1624

Bell cast by Joseph Hatch.

2000

Bells rehung with new ringing fittings in the existing timber frame. The refurbishment was done by John Taylor & Co with the tower work done by the Kent C.A. The bells were not retuned at the request of the parish.

PHOTOGRAPHS

The Kent C.A. dismantling the bells and loading them on lorry en route for Loughborough.

A close up of the Royal Arms displayed on the waist of the 1611 Stephen Swan tenor bell.

Bell	Weight	Diameter	Pitch	Cast	Founder
1	3-2-26	26¹/2"	D sharp	1624	Joseph Hatch
2	4-0-20	28³/4"	C sharp	1685	Christopher Hodson
3	5-0-26	31¹/8"	C	1611	Stephen Swan

1611	Bell cast by Stephen Swan.
1624	Bell cast by Christopher Hodson.
1624	Bell cast by Joseph Hatch.
2000	Bells rehung with new ringing fittings in the existing timber frame. The refurbishment was done by John Taylor & Co with the tower work done by the Kent C.A. The bells were not retuned at the request of the parish.