5th - St John the Evangelist Church (Sidcup) ROYAL BOROUGH OF BEXLEY (ENGLAND)

5th - St John the Evangelist Church (Sidcup) - ROYAL BOROUGH OF BEXLEY (ENGLAND)

(Reference 27130)


Location Belfry.

Diameter (in cm) 84.15

Actual weight (in kilograms) 338

Bellfounder WARNER AND SONS, JOHN

Casting year 1901

Description The bell has two small cords on the shoulder.
In the third, there is an inscription between four cords, mentioning the manufacturers, the place and the year in which it was made: "RECAST BY JOHN WARNER & SONS LTD LONDON 1901.” This inscription tells that the bell was cast with the bronze of the previous one, this one manufactured by Thomas II Mears.
In the midfoot, there are three equidistant cords.
Finally, in the middle foot, there are two cords.

Prime B4 -15

Hum C#3 -32

Third D5 +0

Quint G5 +31

Octave B5 -22

Traditional bell ringing Change ringing, Muffles: in funerals, Holy Week, All Saints’ Day.

Current bell ringing Change ringing, Muffles: in funerals, Holy Week, All Saints’ Day.

Yoke Iron JOHN TAYLOR

Current Status Excellent. The bell has its traditional features, including the wheel, rope, stop, stay, and top pole of the stop.

Mechanisms to ring Iron clapper, wooden wheel and rope.

Interventions The bell was recast in 1901, along with the Tenor, by John Warner & Sons.
In 1844, specifically on January 13, the bell was billed next to the Treble, in Whitechapel.
In 1950, the bell was re-tuned along with all the others, by Whitechapel Bell Foundry.
In 1974, this bell was restored by John Taylor & Company.

Protection Protected under UK heritage law due to the church being under the National Heritage List for England as a Grade II listed building

Assessment Interesting bell, can be recast in case of breaking.

Installation The installation is traditional in relation to the place, therefore it must be preserved, to protect the cultural, artistic and historical values of the instrument.

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