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Farningham, Kent, S Peter & S Paul
Place Farningham
S Peter & S Paul
Lieutenancy area Kent
Country England
Historic county Kent
Dove tower ID 13856
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 9–2–23 in A♭See below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference TQ547669
Latitude & longitude 51.38016, 0.22154View 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 0DH
Diocese Rochester
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 11071
URLs http://kent.lovesguide.com/tower.php?id=75
http://kcacr.org.uk/lewisham-district/towers/towers-details/#Farningham
Affiliation Kent County Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 134 performances here, of which 18 were peals and 1 was in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 9–2–23 in A♭
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 9–2–23 (1087 lb or 493 kg) in A♭ (822.0 Hz)
Practices Wed (with exceptions) 20:00
Overhauled
2008 by Whitechapel Bell Foundry
Tuned 2008
Peals View 44 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13–3–131375.0F26.75″1904John Warner & SonsRFC
24–0–81234.5E♭28.00″1656John HodsonRFC
35–0–71101.0D♭30.00″1772Pack & ChapmanRFC
45–2–151027.0C31.50″1656John HodsonRFC
57–0–17918.5B♭34.50″1656John HodsonRFC
69–2–23822.0A♭38.00″1952Mears & StainbankFFC
Source: M Chester; R Offen; A Hughes(WBF info); JCB; D Sloman(DrL)
Contributed by: Mike Chester
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,61904Cast ironJohn Warner & Sons8.3.A.e6.1
Contributed by: David Sloman
Update log
07/01/20231-6: canons added [Photos on CBOK website via Richard Offen]
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