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Lympne, Kent, S Stephen
Place Lympne
S Stephen
Lieutenancy area Kent
Country England
Historic county Kent
Dove tower ID 10207
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 11–2–4 in GSee below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference TR119346
Latitude & longitude 51.07207, 1.02441View 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 4LQ
Diocese Canterbury
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 1756
Also Toilet
URLs http://kent.lovesguide.com/tower.php?id=124
http://kcacr.org.uk/ashford-district/towers/towers-details/#Lympne
Affiliation Kent County Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 61 performances here, of which 6 were peals and 4 were in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 11–2–4 in G
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 11–2–4 (1292 lb or 586 kg) in G (791.5 Hz)
Practices Mon
Projects & overhauls
2015 by Local labour/guild/assn
Frame extended + 2 additional bells (ex Keltek) installed
2015 by John Taylor & Co
Fittings supplied for bells ex Seattle +tuned; extend frame
1969 by Whitechapel Bell Foundry (major overhaul)
List all
Tuned 1969
Peals View 24 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–1–121593.5G25.35″2004Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
24–2–81504.0F♯26.25″2004Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
34–0–211340.0E28.25″1951Mears & StainbankFNFC
44–3–161208.5D29.00″1742†Robert CatlinR8FC
55–3–41069.5C30.50″1742†Robert CatlinR8FC
66–3–111000.0B33.00″1742†Robert CatlinR8FC
78–2–4894.0A36.00″1744†Robert CatlinR8FC
811–2–4791.5G39.50″1742†Robert CatlinR8FC
Source: M Chester(DrL website); CBC; B Butcher; P Mason; TimJ(#296)
Contributed by: Mike Chester
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,4,5,6,7,81969IrokoWhitechapel Bell Foundry6.A6.1 ➔ 8.3
– 1.12,32015SteelJohn Taylor & Co8.1.B.a2.X2
Contributed by: Tim Jackson
Update log
08/08/2020fr1: mod(date,maker,material)deleted,truss added,layout amended [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
08/08/2020fr1a: material amended,truss,layout added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
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