✖
  • Home
  • About Dove
  • Towers
  • Frames
  • Bells
  • Founders
  • Projects
  • Site Map
  • Help
≡Dove’s Guide for Church Bell Ringers
⚲
✖
Cowden, Kent, S Mary Magd
PlaceCowden
S Mary Magd
Lieutenancy areaKent
CountryEngland
Historic countyKent
Dove tower ID16034
Rings6 (full-circle ring), tenor 7–2–15 in ASee below
Frames1See below
Grid referenceTQ466404
Latitude & longitude51.14470, 0.09458View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & longNo optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
PostcodeTN8 7JE
DioceseChichester
Church groupChurch of England
Listed gradeI by Historic England
Church heritage record3301
URLshttp://kent.lovesguide.com/tower.php?id=49
http://kcacr.org.uk/tonbridge-district/towers/towers-details/#Cowden
AffiliationKent County Association
PerformancesSearch for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 166 performances here, of which 15 were peals and 15 were in the last two years
Peal boardsNo peal boards have been uploaded to BellBoard yet
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 6, tenor 7–2–15 in A
Bells6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor7–2–15 (855 lb or 388 kg) in A (885.3 Hz)
PracticesMon 20:00
Projects & overhauls
2000 by Local labour/guild/assn (major overhaul)
List all
Tuned2000
PealsView 24 peals in the Felstead Database
AlsoGround floor ringing chamber
Additional informationEllacombe apparatus
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13–1–231481.0F♯25.38″1911John Warner & SonsFC
23–2–201329.0E26.88″1911John Warner & SonsFC
33–3–71178.0D27.94″1791Thomas I MearsFC
45–0–6C♯30.25″c1410†Robert BurfordFC
56–1–17B32.50″1584†Unidentified (inscribed)FC
67–2–15885.3A35.81″1911John Warner & SonsFC
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 61911Cast ironJohn Warner & Sons
Update log
10/02/20225: founder amended [Dickon R Love]
20/12/2021Ellacombe apparatus noted [Kye Leaver visit 2020]
19/11/20211-3,6: nominal added; 1-3,6: diameter amended [Nigel Taylor's personal tuning records via David Sloman]
25/08/2021PN added [Caroline Levy-Cooper, Tower Captain]
See full public log
Copyright © 2003–2026 Central Council of Church Bell Ringers
Content: Dove Team – Programming: Richard Smith & Sid Baldwin.
Download data
Admin Login   Acknowledgements