Bell Tower - St Peter & St Paul - Newnham, Kent - Bell Towers on Waymarking.com

Bell tower of SS Peter & Paul's church, Newnham.

Newnham, Kent SS Peter & Paul
Bells
Bell	Weight	Nominal	Note	Diameter	Dated	Founder	Canons	Turning
1	2-3-26	1691.0	G#	22.63"	2009	Taylors, Eayre & Smith	F	N
2	2-3-22	1500.0	F#	24.00"	1867	John Taylor & Co	R	Y
3	3-0-20	1337.5	E	24.75"	c1485†	John Kebyll	Y	Y
4	4-0-26	1266.0	D#	27.69"	c1485†	John Kebyll	Y	Y
5	5-2-27	1127.0	C#	30.38"	1772	Pack & Chapman	Y	Y
6	7-0-18	1005.0	B	33.44"	c1485†	John Kebyll	Y	Y

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History -

1460

	- 1485	Present treble, 2nd and tenor cast (the third may have also been cast at this time).
	1772		3rd recast by Pack & Chapman.
	1867		Bells rehung in a new 2-tier frame.
	1980		Tower declared unsafe for the bells to be rung.
	1990		Bells run by a maverick band of ringers (this is the last known ring on the bells). During the 1990s, the church put in a loudspeaker system. They were granted a retrospective faculty for this, provided they initiated measures to restore the bells. Nothi
	2009		The bells were rehung and the 2-tier frame was modified into 3 tiers. A new treble was cast by Taylors Eayre & Smith and a 2nd hand bell was donated by the Keltek Trust (origin unidentified, but came from a farmer in Wales).

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Address of Tower: St Peter & St Paul The Street Newnham, Kent England ME9 0LL Still Operational: yes Number of bells in tower?: 6 Relevant website?: [Web Link] Rate tower: Tours or visits allowed in tower?: Not listed

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