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WHITSTABLE, St Peter |
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DETAILS OF THE BELLS |
Bell
Weight
Diameter
Pitch
Cast
Founder
Service bell
3-1-5
24"
G
1964
Mears & Stainbank
Sanctus
½ cwt approx.
12"
?
Blank ship's bell
INSCRIPTIONS |
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FORMER BELL |
Bell
Weight
Diameter
Pitch
Cast
Founder
Fate
Service bell
½ cwt approx.
12"
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Sold in 1964
Sanctus bell
0-2-14
14"
G
1937
Mears & Stainbank Stolen in 2007
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HISTORY |
| 1903 | Church planned, chancel built, G. H. Fellowes-Prynne, architect, ‘tin’ nave. Small bell provided. |
| 1929 | Remainder of church (except tower) built. Small bell rehung in a tiled bracket by the site of the tower. |
| 1937 | Sanctus bell provided and hung ‘dead’ on beam between chancel and Lady Chapel. |
| 1964 | New open belfry of brick erected at the south-west corner, with new bell hung therein. Old bell sold for £5 to help finance this. |
| 2007 | The Sanctus bell was discovered to have been stolen. |
| 2009 | The Sanctus bell was replaced with an uninscribed ship's bell. |
PHOTOGRAPHS |
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| The former bell,
pictured in c. 1957, before it was sold. |
The sanctus bell prior to being stolen in 2007. |
