Hythe, Kent, S Leonard
| Place | Hythe S Leonard |
| Lieutenancy area | Kent |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Kent |
| Dove tower ID | 12150 |
| Rings | 10 (full-circle ring), tenor 19–3–3 in ESee below 1 (other bells)See below |
| Frames | 3See below |
| Grid reference | TR161349 |
| Latitude & longitude | 51.07285, 1.08378View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | CT21 5DU |
| Diocese | Canterbury |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 1617 |
| Also | Toilet |
| URLs | http://kent.lovesguide.com/tower.php?id=223 http://kcacr.org.uk/ashford-district/towers/towers-details/#Hythe |
| 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. |
| Biographies | View the biographies of ringers at this tower on the Central Council Ringing History Hub |
Ring of 10, tenor 19–3–3 in E
| Bells | 10 (full-circle ring)Edit details | ||||||
| Tenor | 19–3–3 (2215 lb or 1005 kg) in E (644.0 Hz) | ||||||
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| Practices | Fri | ||||||
| Projects & overhauls | 1992 by Whitechapel Bell Foundry (major overhaul) Ring augmented from eight bells to ten; tenor recast | ||||||
| Peals | View 116 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4–3–19 | 1621.0 | G♯ | 27.00″ | 1992 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 5–0–17 | 1456.5 | F♯ | 28.00″ | 1992 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 5–1–23 | 1288.5 | E | 29.50″ | 1928 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
| 4 | 6–1–2 | 1205.0 | D♯ | 30.50″ | 1928 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
| 5 | 6–3–9 | 1073.5 | C♯ | 32.25″ | 1928 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
| 6 | 7–2–19 | 968.0 | B | 34.50″ | 1928 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
| 7 | 8–3–8 | 859.0 | A | 37.50″ | 1928 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
| 8 | 9–1–21 | 801.5 | G♯ | 39.75″ | 1914 | Mears & Stainbank | R | N | FC | ||
| 9 | 13–1–24 | 722.0 | F♯ | 43.50″ | 1934 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
| 10 | 19–3–3 | 644.0 | E | 48.50″ | 1992 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC |
Other bells
| Bells | 1 (other bells)Edit details |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demonstration | 3002.0 | F♯ | 11.00″ | 1881 | John Warner & Sons | Y | N | FC |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Demonstration | Timber | Local firm | 6.A | 1 | |||
| 2 | 1, 2 | 1992 | Local labour/guild/assn | |||||
| 1 | 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 | 1928 | Mears & Stainbank |
Update log
| 09/01/2025 | 1992 overhaul description added; tuning year deleted [Richard Offen] |
| 05/05/2024 | Frame Fr9, Demonstration bell added [Kye Leaver, visited: 04/05/2024] |
| 23/07/2019 | Indication of available toilet facility added [Ian Oram via e-mail] |