Hastings, Former Church of St Andrew
Bell |
Weight |
Diameter |
Nominal |
Note |
Founder |
Cast |
Canon |
Hanging |
1 |
28.00" |
c1869 |
About the Bell
1 Bell
St Andrew's had a single bell hung in a SE facing tower on Queens Road.
The church was built in 1869 by Habershon and Brook, and has a disproportionately small belfry under a stone spire.
John Warner & Sons supplied a single bell inscribed
CAST BY JOHN WARNER & SONS LONDON
around the inscription band, with the royal arms and
PATENT
on the waist.
They didn't inscribe the date on it, although it was probably cast around 1869-1870.
During Elphick's visit of August 1951, he states that the bell was covered with pigeon guano and that it was hung in a wooden Z frame.
The church was demolished in 1970 as it became unsafe. Some of the old stonework was saved and are now at the Hastings museum.
St Andrew's had a single bell hung in a SE facing tower on Queens Road.
The church was built in 1869 by Habershon and Brook, and has a disproportionately small belfry under a stone spire.
John Warner & Sons supplied a single bell inscribed
CAST BY JOHN WARNER & SONS LONDON
around the inscription band, with the royal arms and
PATENT
on the waist.
They didn't inscribe the date on it, although it was probably cast around 1869-1870.
During Elphick's visit of August 1951, he states that the bell was covered with pigeon guano and that it was hung in a wooden Z frame.
The church was demolished in 1970 as it became unsafe. Some of the old stonework was saved and are now at the Hastings museum.
Inscriptions:
*Underlined text is within the inscription band*
1 |
CAST BY JOHN WARNER & SONS LONDON ♚ PATENT |
♚ = Fig. JWA,1
Sources:
.Sussex Bells & Belfries by George P. Elphick
.https://sussexparishchurches.org/church/hastings-st-andrew-queens-road/
.Sussex Bells & Belfries by George P. Elphick
.https://sussexparishchurches.org/church/hastings-st-andrew-queens-road/
