Tower details

Place	Broomfield S Margaret
Lieutenancy area	Kent
Country	England
Historic county	Kent
Dove tower ID	12520
Rings	6 (full-circle ring), tenor 3–3–2 in CSee below
Frames	2See below
Grid reference	TQ839524
Latitude & longitude	51.24194, 0.63447View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long	No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode	ME17 1PX
Diocese	Canterbury
Church	Church of England
Listed grade	II* by Historic England
Church heritage record	1828
URLs	http://kent.lovesguide.com/tower.php?id=33 http://kcacr.org.uk/maidstone-district/towers/towers-details/#Broomfield
Affiliation	Kent County Association
Performances	Search for performances on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard listed 74 performances here, of which 6 were peals and 12 were in the last two years

Bells	6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor	3–3–2 (422 lb or 191 kg) in C (1076.0 Hz)
Overhauled	2015 by John Taylor & Co Rmv c/s; cast new 1 add Keltek bell as 2; extend frame >> 5
Projects & events	2List
Peals	View 6 peals in the Felstead Database
Also	Ground floor ringing chamber

	Bell	Weight	Nominal	Note	Diameter	Dated	Founder	Canons	Turning	Hanging
	1	2–1–9	1809.9	A	21.00″	2016	John Taylor & Co	F	N	FC
	2	2–1–19	1613.4	G	22.00″	2014	John Taylor & Co	F	N	FC
	3	2–2–4	1438.1	F	23.00″	1898	John Warner & Sons	Y	4	FC
	4	3–1–3	1356.0	E	25.63″	c1400†	(unidentified)	Y	Y	FC
	5	3–2–13	1209.7	D	26.75″	1663†	William Hatch	Y	Y	FC
	6	3–3–2	1076.0	C	27.43″	1879	Mears & Stainbank	Y	Y	FC

	Frame	Bells	Year	Material	Maker	Truss	Layout
	2	1,2,3	2015	Timber	Local labour/guild/assn
	1	4,5,6	1880	Timber	Mears & Stainbank		3.1

Contributed by: D Paul Mason

03/04/2022

Fr1: layout amended [Dickon R Love]