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Kenn, Devon, S Andrew
Place Kenn
S Andrew
Lieutenancy area Devon
Country England
Historic county Devon
Dove tower ID 10551
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 13¼ cwt in FSee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference SX921857
Latitude & longitude 50.66096, -3.52680View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode EX6 7UR
Diocese Exeter
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 4995
Affiliation Devon Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 27 performances here, of which none were peals and 3 were in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 13¼ cwt in F
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 13¼ cwt (~1480 lb or ~670 kg) in F (702.0 Hz)
Practices Tue
Projects & overhauls
2021 by John Taylor & Co (major overhaul)
Clappers and crown staples refurbished; bushes and joint pins replaced.
2000 by Robert Parker (major overhaul)
1947 by Gillett & Johnston (major overhaul)
1826 by Thomas II Mears (ring created)
Ring installed
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Tuned 1947
Peals View 3 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
1<5–1–221173.5D30.38″1826Thomas II MearsR4FC
2<6–1–81054.0C32.38″1826Thomas II MearsR4FC
3<7–0–7934.5B♭34.25″1826Thomas II MearsR4FC
4<8–0–24876.0A36.63″1826Thomas II MearsR4FC
5<10–1–26789.0G39.38″1826Thomas II MearsR4FC
6<13–1–25702.0F43.75″1826Thomas II MearsR4FC
Source: JGMS notes; B Hibbert(PGD): D Sloman
Contributed by: [John Scott]
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,61882OakHarry Stokes6.A6.1
Update log
07/06/2021Project to refurbish clappers and crown staples and replace bushes and joint pins now complete [David Potter]
04/05/2021New project to refurbish clappers and crown staples and replace bushes and joint pins. [David Potter]
25/11/2020Tenor from 13-1-25 to 13¼ approx as canons discovered removed [TimJ checks]
16/10/2020PN now Tues [John Staddon, Tower Sec via Email]
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