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

The bell tower of SS Peter & Paul's church, Lynsted.

"The Church Bells were cast between 1597 and 1639, and the belfry is most likely earlier judging by the references above, prior to which the tower would have finished at the top of the stonework. The bellmakers were John Wilnar of Borden, and Robert Mot, first owner of the Foundry in Whitechapel, started in 1570. He was probably the son of a John Mot of East Kent who bought up discarded metal goods from churches after the Reformation. A family by the name of Motte lived in ‘Linstead’ in the late 15th and early 16th centuries, and Richard Mot was the executor to Rev. William Tofft, vicar of the parish who left many gifts to both the church and the parishioners. The inscriptions on the bells are as follows: –

“John Wilnar made me, 1639” and one of the other five; “Robertus Mot me fecit, 1597”, and two of the others in 1600. one of which was recast by John Warner in 1884, and one other was recast in 1900."

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Lynsted, Kent SS Peter & Paul
Bells
Bell	Weight	Nominal	Note	Diameter	Dated	Founder	Canons	Turning
1	3-0-21	1311.0	E	25.75"	1889	John Warner & Sons	R
2	4-1-16		D	28.63"	1639	John Wilnar
3	5-2-16		C	30.88"	1952	Mears & Stainbank
4	5-3-2		B	32.13"	1639	John Wilnar
5	8-0-0		A	35.88"	1884	John Warner & Sons
6	10-2-25		G	39.50"	1600†	Robert Mot	Y

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History

	1597		2nd cast by Robert Mot.
c	1600		4th cast by Robert Mot. Stahlschmidt later described it as "a very indifferent specimen of his workmanship". The tenor was also cast.
	1639		Treble and 3rd cast by John Wilnar.
	1884		4th recast by John Warner.
	1944		Bells rehung in a new frame for 6.
	1952		2nd recast and bells retuned and rehung by Mears & Stainbank.
	2007		The bells were augmented to 6 with the addition of the clock bell from St George, Perry Hill, as the new treble.

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Address of Tower: St Peter & St Paul Lynsted Street Lynsted, Kent England ME9 0RH 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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