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 Bell Tower - St Peter & St Paul - Eythorne, Kent Posted by:  SMacB
N 51° 12.068 E 001° 15.701
31U E 378554 N 5673628
Bell tower of St Peter & St Paul's church, Eythorne.
Waymark Code: WMTP8D
Location: South East England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 12/22/2016
Views: 1
Bell tower of St Peter & St Paul's church, Eythorne.
Eythorne, Kent
SS Peter & Paul |
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Bells |
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Bell |
Weight |
Nominal |
Note |
Diameter |
Dated |
Founder |
Canons |
Turning |
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1 |
4-0-23 |
1371.0 |
F |
27.00" |
1924 |
Mears & Stainbank |
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2 |
4¾cwt |
1211.0 |
Eb |
29.13" |
1896 |
John Warner & Sons |
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3 |
5¼cwt |
1144.0 |
D |
30.44" |
1622 |
Joseph Hatch |
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4 |
6¾cwt |
1025.0 |
C |
33.31" |
c1440† |
William Chamberlain |
R |
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5 |
8cwt |
913.0 |
Bb |
36.25" |
c1440† |
William Chamberlain |
R |
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Eythorne, Kent
SS Peter & Paul |
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Frames |
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Frame |
Bells |
Year |
Material |
Maker |
Truss |
Layout |
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1 |
1,2,3,4,5 |
1896 |
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John Warner |
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SOURCE - (Visit Link)
History -
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1440 |
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2 bells cast by William Chamberlain. |
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1622 |
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Treble (of 3) cast by Joseph Hatch. |
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c |
1758 |
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Record of 3 bells in the tower. [1] |
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1795 |
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Record of 3 bells in the tower. [2] |
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1896 |
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Treble added by John Warner to make 4. The bells were rehung in a new timber frame. |
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1924 |
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Treble added by Mears & Stainbank to make 5. Bells rehung by Thomas Groombridge. |
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1983 |
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Bells rehung by Arthur Fidler n memory of Revd Anthony E.S.Karney, Rector 1955-76. |
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2003 |
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A new floor was installed under the bells. |
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[1] |
"This Church consists of The Great, and North, Chancells, The Body, and North Isle. The Tower is over the Porch, or Enhance, on the North Side. In it hang 3 Bells thus Inscribed. 1. Joseph Hatch Made Me 1622. 2. Sancta Katarina, Ora pr (Rev’d Bryan Faussett, Late 1750s) |
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[2] |
It is a decent structure, consisting of two ailes, and a chancel, with a square tower, at the North side of the West end of the North aile, containing three Bells; which being over the entrance to the church, they stand to ring them in the porch. (Zechariah Cozens, 1795) |
SOURCE - (Visit Link)
Address of Tower:
St Peter & St Paul
Church Hill
Eythorne with Waldershare, Kent England
CT154AE
Still Operational: yes
Number of bells in tower?: 5
Relevant website?: [Web Link]
Tours or visits allowed in tower?: Unknown
Rate tower: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
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