Biddenden, Kent, All Saints
| Place | Biddenden All Saints |
| Lieutenancy area | Kent |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Kent |
| Dove tower ID | 13123 |
| Rings | 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 22½ cwt in E♭See below Other bellsSee below |
| Frames | 1See below |
| Grid reference | TQ848384 |
| Latitude & longitude | 51.11510, 0.64023View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | TN27 8EA |
| Diocese | Canterbury |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 1734 |
| URLs | http://kent.lovesguide.com/tower.php?id=216 http://kcacr.org.uk/ashford-district/towers/towers-details/#Biddenden |
| Affiliation | Kent County Association |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise |
| Peal boards | View peal boards on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard had images of 1 board recording performances at this tower The Central Council is collecting photographs of all peal boards, and curating and uploading them to BellBoard. This includes material from earlier systems found here. |
Ring of 8, tenor 22½ cwt in E♭
| Bells | 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 22½ cwt (~2520 lb or ~1140 kg) in E♭ (607.5 Hz) |
| Practices | Thu |
| Peals | View 81 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5–1–7 | 1272.0 | E♭ | 29.50″ | 1915 | Alfred Bowell | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 5–1–14 | 1183.5 | D | 29.75″ | 1915 | Alfred Bowell | F | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 7 cwt | 1022.0 | C | 33.00″ | 1712 | Richard Phelps | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 4 | 9 cwt | 930.5 | B♭ | 36.50″ | 1599† | Robert Mot | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 5 | 11 cwt | 835.5 | A♭ | 39.75″ | 1763 | Lester & Pack | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 6 | 12–0–0 | 778.5 | G | 41.00″ | 1922 | Alfred Bowell | F | N | FC | ||
| 7 | 16–1–7 | 696.5 | F | 45.75″ | 1915 | Alfred Bowell | F | N | FC | ||
| 8 | 22½ cwt | 607.5 | E♭ | 52.00″ | 1712 | Richard Phelps | R | 4 | FC |
Other bells
| Bells | Edit details |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priest's | 1 cwt | 15.25″ | 1717 | Richard Phelps | Y |
Details of frame
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 [1] | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | 1712 | Timber | Richard Phelps | 6.D | 8.X |
Notes
[1]Frame layout
Layout is type 6.7 modified to take 8 bells by merging pits E and F for 3 bells end-to-end and splitting pit D into 2 bells end-to-end.
Published: 17/11/2025
Update log
| 17/11/2025 | Fr1: material amended, truss and layout added. Modification history amended. [Dickon Love, visit 10 Nov 2025] |
| 29/06/2021 | 1-8: turning added [local ringers via James Hedgcock] |
| 28/02/2019 | PN amended (from Tue) [C Orde via e-mail] |