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Speldhurst, Kent, S Mary V
Place Speldhurst
S Mary V
Lieutenancy area Kent
Country England
Historic county Kent
Dove tower ID 11923
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 13¼ cwt in F♯See below
Other bellsSee below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference TQ553414
Latitude & longitude 51.15109, 0.21967View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode TN3 0NL
Diocese Rochester
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Church heritage record 11125
URLs http://kent.lovesguide.com/tower.php?id=175
http://kcacr.org.uk/tonbridge-district/towers/towers-details/#Speldhurst
Affiliation Kent County Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 245 performances here, of which 42 were peals and 20 were in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 13¼ cwt in F♯
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 13¼ cwt (~1480 lb or ~670 kg) in F♯ (750.0 Hz)
Practices Tue
Overhauled
1933 by Gillett & Johnston
Tuned 1933
Peals View 147 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Simulator
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
1<4–2–191502.5F♯26.63″1887Mears & StainbankRFC
2<4–2–201405.0E♯27.38″1887Mears & StainbankRFC
3<5–0–111253.0D♯29.50″1849Charles & George MearsRFC
4<6–1–161129.5C♯31.50″1849Charles & George MearsRFC
5<6–2–19998.5B33.50″1849Charles & George MearsRFC
6<6–3–10937.5A♯34.00″1849Charles & George MearsRFC
710–1–18841.0G♯38.00″1933Gillett & JohnstonFFC
8<13–1–26750.0F♯42.00″1849Charles & George MearsRFC
Source: GAD; DrL webpage; Nick Bowden; Anthony Leeves
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Other bells
Bells Edit details
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Service4–1–201699.5G♯25.75″1920Mears & StainbankFS
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,5,6,7,81849Timber(unidentified)6.1 ➔ 8.3
– 1.13,41887TimberMears & Stainbank2.X2
Contributed by: Anthony Leeves
Update log
01/01/2023Frame layouts amended [Dickon R Love]
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