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Birchington, Kent, Waterloo Tower, Quex Park
Place Birchington, Quex Park
Waterloo Tower
or Quex Park
Shown in county lists as Birchington, Quex Park
Lieutenancy area Kent
Country England
Dove tower ID 14108
Rings 12 (full-circle ring), tenor 14¾ cwt in FSee below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference TR310680
Latitude & longitude 51.36447, 1.31819View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long A suggested satnav destination for this tower is at 51.36824, 1.31433
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Postcode CT7 0HR
Ownership Private Ownership
Listed grade II by Historic England
URL http://kent.lovesguide.com/tower.php?id=226
Affiliation Kent County Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
Ring of 12, tenor 14¾ cwt in F
Bells 12 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 14¾ cwt (1652 lb or ~760 kg) in F (691.5 Hz)
All rings
12, 14¾ cwt in F
6, 6¾ cwt in C
Practice Sat (1st, 3rd)
Overhauled
1981 by Whitechapel Bell Foundry
Peals View 304 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
Bell Weight Nominal Note Diameter Dated Founder Canons Turning
1 3–2–0 2121.0 C 22.00" 1951 Mears & Stainbank F N
2 3–3–20 1903.0 B♭ 24.00" 1951 Mears & Stainbank F N
3 4–1–7 1816.5 A 25.00" 1951 Mears & Stainbank F N
4 5–0–26 1597.5 G 27.00" 1951 Mears & Stainbank F N
5 <5–2–14 1404.0 F 29.00" 1818 Thomas II Mears R Y
6 <5–3–4 1337.0 E 30.00" 1819 Thomas II Mears R Y
7 <6–1–11 1172.5 D 30.50" 1818 Thomas II Mears R Y
8 <6–3–25 1053.0 C 33.50" 1818 Thomas II Mears R Y
9 8–2–11 945.5 B♭ 34.50" 1989 Whitechapel Bell Foundry F N
10 <9–3–4 907.5 A 38.00" 1819 Thomas II Mears R Y
11 <11–2–7 795.5 G 40.25" 1818 Thomas II Mears R Y
12 <15–1–20 691.5 F 45.50" 1818 Thomas II Mears R Y
Source: DrL Kent; J Hedgcock; S Austin; TimJ(DLC); R Offen
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Details of frames
Frame Bells Year Material Maker Truss Layout
2 5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 1818 Timber Charles Oliver(s) 8.3
1 1,2,3,4 1982 Metal Whitechapel Bell Foundry
Update log
19/04/2022 Fr2: layout added [Dickon R Love visit]
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