Chislehurst, Christ Church

CHISLEHURST, Christ Church

	1 bell hung for ringing (hour bell)
	Tenor: 4 cwt approx. in F
	Grid Ref. TQ430699
	Lewisham District
	Frame: 1872 John Warner & Sons
	Retuning: Never subsequently retuned
	Upstairs Ringing Room (although the bell is chimed from the ground floor)
	Derelict and only swing chimed
	Ż Sound clip: Hour bell (Recorded by Dickon Love, 25th Mar 2008)

DETAILS OF THE BELL

Bell Weight Diameter Pitch Cast Founder

1

4 cwt approx.

c. 28"

F

1872

John Warner & Sons

INSCRIPTIONS

1 CAST BY JOHN WARNER & SONS LONDON 1872

PATENT

HISTORY

1871-2

Church built.

1872

Bell cast by John Warner & Sons and hung in the new tower.

1873

Clock supplied by Moore of Clerkenwell with three 3 foot dials.

1906

Parish created from those of St Nicholas Chislehurst and St George's Bickley.

PHOTOGRAPHS

The Warner bell.

The bell hung in its derelict frame.

Bell	Weight	Diameter	Pitch	Cast	Founder
1	4 cwt approx.	c. 28"	F	1872	John Warner & Sons

1871-2	Church built.
1872	Bell cast by John Warner & Sons and hung in the new tower.
1873	Clock supplied by Moore of Clerkenwell with three 3 foot dials.
1906	Parish created from those of St Nicholas Chislehurst and St George's Bickley.