Westgate

WESTGATE-on-Sea, St Saviour

	6 bells
	Tenor 9-3-16 in A flat
	Bells transferred from Holy Cross, Canterbury
	Grid Ref. TR323701
	Canterbury District
	Frame: 1975 Whitechapel - timber for 8 bells.
	Retuning: Whitechapel 1975
	Upstairs Ringing Room
	PEALS

DETAILS OF THE BELLS

Bell Weight Diameter Cast Founder

1

4-0-9

26⁵/8"

1975

Whitechapel

2

4-3-1

28˝"

1739

Thomas Lester

3

4-2-6

29"

1608

Joseph Hatch

4

5-1-27

31ľ"

1615

Joseph Hatch

5

8-2-2

35Ľ"

1360-80

Stephen Norton

6

9-3-16

38Ľ"

1608

Joseph Hatch

INSCRIPTIONS

ALLELUIA TO THE SAVIOUR

WHO HAS GAINED THE VICTORY

I WAS CAST FROM
THE 1913 MEMORIAL BELL
IN MEMORY OF T. W. MYLNE VICAR 1900/13
TO TREBLE THE PEAL OF FIVE FROM
HOLY CROSS, WEST GATE, CANTERBURY
TRANSFERRED HERE EASTER 1975

19		75
WHITECHAPEL

STANLEY MUNRO EVANS VICAR

J. J. S. BURY
R. J. MILLARD

} CHURCHWARDENS

IOHN FISHER CH WARDEN 1739

ioseph hatch made me 1608 R F

ioseph hatch made me 1615

I H R C

STEPHANVS

NORTONE

KENT

FECIT

IOSEPH HATCH MADE ME

1608

OLD BELLS

Bell

Weight

Diameter

Cast

Founder

Single Bell

3-1-14

25"

1884

Gillett & Co.

Bell

Cast Weight

Weight
(measured 1913)

Weight
(measured 1975)

Diameter

Note

Cast

Founder

Single Bell

18-0-27

17-2-6

17-1-20

47"

E/F (680 Hz)

1913

John Taylor & Co.

A. M. D. G
ET IN PIAM MEMORIAM
PASTORIS SECUNDI
TW MYLNE
D. D. AMICI DISCIPULI
MCMXIII

HISTORY

1360-1380

Bell cast by Stephen Norton (future 4th of 5) for Holy Cross, Canterbury.

1608

Treble and tenor (of 4) recast by Joseph Hatch at Holy Cross, Canterbury.

1615

2nd (of 4) recast by Joseph Hatch at Holy Cross, Canterbury.

1739

Treble added by Thomas Lester to make 5 at Holy Cross, Canterbury.

1884 Church built and one bell by Gillett & Co installed.

1913 The Gillett bell was removed and a new bell by John Taylor & Co. was hung for ringing in a composite wood and cast iron frame.

1972
May The 5 bells from Holy Cross Canterbury were removed by Association members and stored at Whitechapel under license from the Diocese.

1975

The 5 bells from Holy Cross, Canterbury were tuned and transferred here and hung with a new treble to make 6 in a new frame by Whitechapel. Dedicated in July by the Archdeacon of Canterbury.

1	4-0-9	26⁵/8"	1975	Whitechapel
2	4-3-1	28˝"	1739	Thomas Lester
3	4-2-6	29"	1608	Joseph Hatch
4	5-1-27	31ľ"	1615	Joseph Hatch
5	8-2-2	35Ľ"	1360-80	Stephen Norton
6	9-3-16	38Ľ"	1608	Joseph Hatch

Bell	Weight	Diameter	Cast	Founder
Single Bell	3-1-14	25"	1884	Gillett & Co.

Bell	Cast Weight	Weight (measured 1913)	Weight (measured 1975)	Diameter	Note	Cast	Founder
Single Bell	18-0-27	17-2-6	17-1-20	47"	E/F (680 Hz)	1913	John Taylor & Co.

1360-1380		Bell cast by Stephen Norton (future 4th of 5) for Holy Cross, Canterbury.
1608		Treble and tenor (of 4) recast by Joseph Hatch at Holy Cross, Canterbury.
1615		2nd (of 4) recast by Joseph Hatch at Holy Cross, Canterbury.
1739		Treble added by Thomas Lester to make 5 at Holy Cross, Canterbury.
1884		Church built and one bell by Gillett & Co installed.
1913		The Gillett bell was removed and a new bell by John Taylor & Co. was hung for ringing in a composite wood and cast iron frame.
1972	May	The 5 bells from Holy Cross Canterbury were removed by Association members and stored at Whitechapel under license from the Diocese.
1975		The 5 bells from Holy Cross, Canterbury were tuned and transferred here and hung with a new treble to make 6 in a new frame by Whitechapel. Dedicated in July by the Archdeacon of Canterbury.