| Place | Farnborough S Giles |
| London borough | Bromley |
| Lieutenancy area | Greater London |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Kent |
| Dove tower ID | 14033 |
| Rings | 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 3–1–18 in DSee below 1 (other bells)See below |
| Frames | 3See below |
| Grid reference | TQ443641 |
| Latitude & longitude | 51.35781, 0.07209View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | BR6 7DB |
| Diocese | Rochester |
| Church | Church of England |
| Listed grade | II* by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 10930 |
| URLs | http://www.farnborough-kent-parish.org.uk/parish_bells.html http://kent.lovesguide.com/tower.php?id=450 http://kcacr.org.uk/lewisham-district/towers/towers-details/#Farnborough |
| Affiliation | Kent County Association |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoard |
| Bells | 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 3–1–18 (382 lb or 173 kg) in D (1154.9 Hz) |
| Projects & events | 1List |
| Peals | View 62 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1–3–10 | 2301.8 | D | 19.00″ | 2020 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 1–3–25 | 2185.0 | C♯ | 19.63″ | 2011 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 2–0–23 | 1942.0 | B | 20.50″ | 2012 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 4 | 2–0–19 | 1725.0 | A | 21.50″ | 2011 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 5 | 2–1–5 | 1539.1 | G | 22.00″ | 2011 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 6 | 2–1–26 | 1457.0 | F♯ | 23.00″ | 2011 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 7 | 2–2–26 | 1291.0 | E | 23.88″ | 2011 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 8 | 3–1–18 | 1154.9 | D | 26.50″ | 2020 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC |
| Bells | 1 (other bells)Edit details |
| Projects & events | 1List |
| Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service | 9–2–19 | 865.0 | A | 36.63″ | 1951 | Gillett & Johnston | F | N | FC |
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Service | 1951 | Cast iron | Gillett & Johnston | 8.3.A.m | 1 | ||
| 2 | 7 | 2021 | Steel | John Taylor & Co | 8.1.F | 1 | ||
| 1 [2] | 1,2,3,4,5,6,8 | 2012 | Steel | John Taylor & Co | 8.1.A.b | 7.X |
[1]Clock bell
The clock bell from Farnborough was removed from the tower in 2021 for possible reuse as a treble to augment Thurloxton, Somerset to 6. However this project did not proceed and the bell is currently awaiting an alternative fate. Taylors installed the clock hammer to strike on the 1951 G&J bell instead.
Published: 20/08/2022; updated: 07/07/2024
[2]Frame Fr1 layout
Frame Fr1 Layout is Layout 4.5 but with an additional frame parallel to Pits A and B beside Pit A forming 3 parallel pits as per Layout 3.1.
If the 3 parallel pits are viewed as uppermost, there is a pit to the right orthogonal to the upper two, with another pit end to end with this pit orthogonal to the lower one of the parallel pits and parallel to Pits C and D of Layout 4.5.
Prior to 2021, Frame Fr1 Layout was Layout 6.1 but with Pit A turned at right-angles, aligned with the outer edge of Pits B,C,D, therefore leaving a gap between it and Pit F (intended to be used in a future augmentation).
Published: 11/03/2023; updated: 09/01/2025
| 15/01/2024 | Fate of clock bell noted. [Nick Wilkins via Dickon Love] |
| 13/01/2024 | Frame Fr1: date amended [Dove review] |
| 05/12/2023 | Frames Fr2,Fr9: Re-numbered; frame Fr2: year amended; material, truss added [Nick Wilkins, local contact via Frame Backlog] |
| 04/09/2023 | Single bell moved to Other Bells and role amended [See Dove 11] |
| 11/03/2023 | Frame details revised [Dickon R Love, visit 11 Mar 2023] |
| 20/08/2022 | Clock bell deleted; Note added [Dave Kelly, Keltek Trust] |
| 20/07/2022 | Single ringing bell: frame no added [Dickon R Love visit] |
| 03/04/2021 | Project completed to augment the ring to 8 (new treble and tenor). [Nick Wilkins] |
| 06/03/2021 | 4: weight, nominal amended (to be future 5 of 8) [Paul Mason, JT&Co] |
| 05/11/2020 | Restoration started to add a treble and tenor with the 4th (of 6) now away for tuning down [Nick Wilkins via Email] |
| 01/11/2020 | Svc: frameid amended; frame Fr1,Fr2: details added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 17/10/2020 | PCC has approved top and tail augmentation to 8 [Nick Wilkins via Lewisham Dist Newsletter] |