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history of the bells
1552
Record of 3 bells in the tower.
1733
Bell cast by Richard Phelps.
1760
Hasted noted 5 bells in the tower.
1817
Bell cast by Thomas Mears.
1826
Bell cast by Thomas Mears.
1887
Stahlschmidt noted 3 bells in the tower. The 1817 Mears bell was the treble, with the 1733 Phelps in the middle and the 1826 Mears bell as the tenor. He noted the disappearance ("long since") of the other two bells, but also noted the lower beams of the framing that contained them. He described the middle bell as being "in a most dilapidated condition, having a large piece of the crown and shoulder broken out. As however, the lower part of the bell is perfect, it is capable of being chimed, and in that way is still used."
1999 The treble and tenor were tuned to become the back two bells of a ring of 6. The broken middle bell was recast and 2 bells added to make 5, hung in a frame for 6. The work was done by Whitechapel.
2000 August A treble was cast and installed in the empty pit with help from the Kent CACR. The completed ring of 6 was dedicated by the Bishop of Tonbridge on 26th November.
2007 Bells augmented to 8 with the addition of two trebles
inscriptions of the bells
1.
A GIFT FROM
THE PETTYFER FAMILY OF GRASMERE
IN MEMORY OF
ALFRED PETTYFER 1
2007
WHITECHAPEL
2.
GIVEN BY
THE OVENDEN FAMILY
JAN, NEIL AND JAMES
IN MEMORY OF
COLIN 2
2007
WHITECHAPEL
3.
IN LOVING MEMORY OF BROTHERS
DAVID L. S. SMITH (JEWELLER)
16TH JULY 1935 TO 5TH AUGUST 1996
AND
ROGER F. S. SMITH (SILVERSMITH)
24TH OCTOBER 1939 TO 2ND AUGUST 1994
AD 2000
WHITECHAPEL
4.
THE GIFT OF
THE ALLPORT FAMILY
OF CHURCHILL ROAD
1999
WHITECHAPEL
5.
THE GIFT OF
ELIZABETH, PHILIP AND JAMES
IN MEMORY OF
ROBERT, PEGGY AND GRAHAM ROLPH
1999
WHITECHAPEL
6. GOOD CHRISTIANS ALL WE HONOUR TO KING = TRYUMPHS E T L w R: P: FECIT
TO PRAYERS WE CALL AND BRIDES JOY DO BRING w AND RING THE D 1733 =
RECAST
BY THE GIFT OF
THE CROWHURST FAMILY
ONCE OF REYNOLDS PLACE FARM RECAST
1999
WHITECHAPEL
