Bell Tower - St. John the Baptist - Bredgar, Kent - Bell Towers on Waymarking.com

Bell tower of St John the Baptist church, Bredgar.

"There are six bells at Bredgar, the heaviest (known as the tenor) weighing 9cwt 2qtrs 6lbs and tuned to the key of G. (Weights of bells are still recorded in imperial measurements, but for younger people our tenor weighs 485kg!)

After an extensive fund-raising campaign by the Vicar of the time, Revd. Stanley Evans (seen in the picture below), the existing bells were installed in 1967, replacing the old ring of five. The metal of the old tenor was used to cast two smaller bells, which are the present treble (lightest bell) and number two.

The oldest bell (present number five) dates to 1579, with other bells dating to 1620, 1634 and 1692.

A keen local band practises on Wednesday evenings and also ring for Sunday morning services. Close links are maintained with other ringers in the Benefice, particularly those at Frinsted and Wormshill."

SOURCE - (Visit Link)

Bredgar, Kent S John Bapt
Bells
Bell	Weight	Nominal	Note	Diameter	Dated	Founder	Canons	Turning
1	3-3-1		E		1967	Mears & Stainbank	F
2	4-0-27		D		1967	Mears & Stainbank	F
3	4-3-20		C	30.25"	1692	James Bartlet	Y
4	5-3-22		B	32.19"	1620	John Wilnar	Y
5	7-1-22		A	35.69"	1579†	Robert Mot	Y
6	9-2-6		G	39.00"	1634	John Wilnar	Y

Frames
Frame	Bells	Year	Material	Maker	Truss	Layout
1	1,2,3,4,5,6	1967		Mears & Stainbank

SOURCE - (Visit Link)

Address of Tower: St John the Baptist The Street Bredgar, Kent England ME9 8EY Still Operational: yes Number of bells in tower?: 6 Relevant website?: [Web Link] Rate tower: Tours or visits allowed in tower?: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
Please post an original picture of the tower taken while you were there. Please also record how you came to be at this tower and any other interesting information you learned about it while there.

Recent Visits/Logs:

There are no logs for this waymark yet.