Brighton, Former Church of Christ Church
(Montpelier Road)
Bell |
Weight |
Diameter |
Nominal |
Note |
Founder |
Date |
Canon |
Hanging |
1 |
34.13" |
Charles & George Mears |
1850 |
Yes |
Swing chime? |
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About the Bell
1 Bell
Christ Church had a single bell hung in a spiky Gothic tower (identical to Chichester Cathedral), surrounded by bow-fronted houses.100 The bell was cast by Charles & George Mears of Whitechapel in 1850. It measured 34.13" in diameter and was hung for swing chime in a B frame.101
The architect was G. Cheeseman who designed the church to be stuccoed to fit in with its surroundings. It was built as a chapel of ease in 1838 at the cost of £4,600.
In 1886, the church was remodeled as the original interior was "bland and dull" consisting of a flat plastered ceiling and old-fashioned decor.
The church congregation was burned out in 1978, and it was declared redundant in 1981. It was demolished 2 years later. 100
Tyssen lists:
42. Brighton, Christ Church -1.
1. C. & G. Mears Founders London 1850.
Christ Church had a single bell hung in a spiky Gothic tower (identical to Chichester Cathedral), surrounded by bow-fronted houses.100 The bell was cast by Charles & George Mears of Whitechapel in 1850. It measured 34.13" in diameter and was hung for swing chime in a B frame.101
The architect was G. Cheeseman who designed the church to be stuccoed to fit in with its surroundings. It was built as a chapel of ease in 1838 at the cost of £4,600.
In 1886, the church was remodeled as the original interior was "bland and dull" consisting of a flat plastered ceiling and old-fashioned decor.
The church congregation was burned out in 1978, and it was declared redundant in 1981. It was demolished 2 years later. 100
Tyssen lists:
42. Brighton, Christ Church -1.
1. C. & G. Mears Founders London 1850.
Inscriptions:
1 |
C & G MEARS FOUNDERS LONDON 1850 |
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Sources:
100 - https://sussexparishchurches.org/church/brighton-and-hove-christ-church-montpelier-road/
101 - Sussex Bells & Belfries by George P. Elphick
100 - https://sussexparishchurches.org/church/brighton-and-hove-christ-church-montpelier-road/
101 - Sussex Bells & Belfries by George P. Elphick
