Tower details: Sittingbourne, Kent, S Michael

Place	Sittingbourne S Michael
Lieutenancy area	Kent
Country	England
Historic county	Kent
Dove tower ID	10011
Rings	8 (full-circle ring), tenor 19–0–6 in ESee below
Frames	1See below
Grid reference	TQ909636
Latitude & longitude	51.33960, 0.73963View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long	A suggested satnav destination for this tower is at 51.34010, 0.74030 View on Google Map Edit details
Postcode	ME10 4PG
Diocese	Canterbury
Church	Church of England
Listed grade	II* by Historic England
Church heritage record	1808
URLs	http://kent.lovesguide.com/tower.php?id=172 http://kcacr.org.uk/rochester-district/towers/towers-details/#Sittingbourne
Affiliation	Kent County Association
Performances	Search for performances on BellBoard Customise As of last night, BellBoard listed 73 performances here, of which 18 were peals and 27 were in the last two years

Bells	8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor	19–0–6 (2134 lb or 968 kg) in E (653.0 Hz)
Peals	View 128 peals in the Felstead Database

	Bell	Weight	Frequency	Note	Diameter	Dated	Founder	Canons	Turning	Hanging
	1	5–2–18	1303.0	E	30.00″	1897	Mears & Stainbank	R		FC
	2	5–2–20	1220.0	D♯	30.50″	1897	Mears & Stainbank	R		FC
	3	6–2–2	1085.0	C♯	32.50″	1687†	James Bartlet	R		FC
	4	7–2–6	979.0	B	35.00″	1687†	James Bartlet	R		FC
	5	9–2–4	869.0	A	38.50″	1687†	James Bartlet	R		FC
	6	10–2–10	815.0	G♯	40.00″	1897	Mears & Stainbank	R		FC
	7	14–0–6	733.0	F♯	43.50″	1687†	James Bartlet	R		FC
	8	19–0–6	653.0	E	48.00″	1687†	James Bartlet	R		FC

	Frame	Bells	Year	Material	Maker	Truss	Layout
	1	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8	1897	Oak	Mears & Stainbank	6.D	8.3

Contributed by: Mike Chester

22/12/2022

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