All Saints Church - Hollingbourne - Kent - UK - Bell Towers on Waymarking.com

All Saints Church in Hollingbourne situated just off the main road through the village is open for viewing on most days. The church tower stands proud, complete with a weathervane on the top. This tower is home to six bells which are still in use today. All six bells were cast in 1723 by Samual Knight.

The information below, about the bells in this tower was taken from Loves guide to the church bells of Kent:

Bell...Weight.....Diameter.....Cast.....Founder

1......5-3-11.....31"..........1723.....Samuel Knight

2......6-2-25.....33?".........1723.....Samuel Knight

3......7-2-0......35?".........1723.....Samuel Knight

4......8-3-2......37½".........1723.....Samuel Knight

5......9-3-0......40?".........1723.....Samuel Knight

6......13-1-24....44?".........1723.....Samuel Knight


All six bells have diffentent inscriptions on them. These are

1- SAMVELL o KNIGHT o MADE o ME THE LEDARE o OF o THIS o RING TO BE J723

2- S KNIGHT FECIT J723 T S T T A B

3- J723

4- RICHARD SPICE IOHN TAPLEY-SENER RICHARD RVSSELL IVNER J723

5- RICHARD RVSSELL CH WARDEN SAMVELL KNIGHT FECIT 1723

6- EDWARD WATERMAN VICAR RICHARD CHALONER SAM KNIGHT FECIT J723

Address of Tower: Upper Street Hollingbourne, Kent United Kingdom ME17 1UJ Still Operational: yes Number of bells in tower?: 6 Relevant website?: [Web Link] Rate tower: Tours or visits allowed in tower?: No

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Date Logged Log   03/14/2023 OrientGeo visited it