Horton Kirby, Kent, S Mary
| Place | Horton Kirby S Mary |
| Lieutenancy area | Kent |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Kent |
| Dove tower ID | 15371 |
| Rings | 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 6–1–2 in B♭See below |
| Frames | 1See below |
| Grid reference | TQ562685 |
| Latitude & longitude | 51.39459, 0.24396View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | DA4 9BN |
| Diocese | Rochester |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | II* by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 10970 |
| Also | Toilet |
| URLs | http://kent.lovesguide.com/tower.php?id=294 http://kcacr.org.uk/lewisham-district/towers/towers-details/#HortonKirby |
| Affiliation | Kent County Association |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise |
| Peal boards | View peal boards on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard had images of 1 board recording performances at this tower The Central Council is collecting photographs of all peal boards, and curating and uploading them to BellBoard. This includes material from earlier systems found here. |
Ring of 8, tenor 6–1–2 in B♭
| Bells | 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 6–1–2 (702 lb or 318 kg) in B♭ (950.0 Hz) |
| Practices | Thu (with exceptions) |
| Projects & overhauls | 1999 by Whitechapel Bell Foundry (major overhaul) |
| Tuned | 1999 |
| Peals | View 34 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2–2–17 | 1900.4 | B♭ | 21.75″ | 2007 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | FC | |||
| 2 | 2–3–25 | 1784.4 | A | 22.75″ | 2007 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | FC | |||
| 3 | 3–0–10 | 1596.4 | G | 23.63″ | 2000 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | FC | |||
| 4 | 3–1–27 | 1421.0 | F | 25.00″ | 1999 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | FC | |||
| 5 | 3–3–8 | 1266.0 | E♭ | 26.38″ | 1999 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | FC | |||
| 6 | 4–0–17 | 1195.2 | D | 27.63″ | 1999 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | FC | |||
| 7 | 4–2–5 | 1065.1 | C | 30.00″ | 1817 | Thomas II Mears | FC | ||||
| 8 | 6–1–2 | 950.0 | B♭ | 32.75″ | 2011 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | FC |
Details of frame
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | 1999 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry |
Update log
| 06/01/2022 | 2: weight amended; 1-2: nominal added. |
| 27/11/2021 | 3: nominal added. [Nigel Taylor's personal tuning records via D Sloman] |
| 16/11/2021 | 4-7: nominal added [Nigel Taylor's personal tuning records via David Sloman] |