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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
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Postcode TN27 8EA
Diocese Canterbury
Church 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 BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 79 performances here, of which 15 were peals and 2 were in the last two years
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
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
15–1–71272.0E♭29.50″1915Alfred BowellFNFC
25–1–141183.5D29.75″1915Alfred BowellFNFC
37 cwt1022.0C33.00″1712Richard PhelpsR4FC
49 cwt930.5B♭36.50″1599†Robert MotR4FC
511 cwt835.5A♭39.75″1763Lester & PackR4FC
612–0–0778.5G41.00″1922Alfred BowellFNFC
716–1–7696.5F45.75″1915Alfred BowellFNFC
822½ cwt607.5E♭52.00″1712Richard PhelpsR4FC
Source: Matthew Blurton(DrL website); CBC; Chris Cooper(RW2015/841)
Contributed by: Matthew Blurton
Other bells
Bells Edit details
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Priest's1 cwt15.25″1717Richard PhelpsY
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,6,7,81712Metal & timberRichard Phelps
Frame modifications:
Frame 1: 1915 by Alfred Bowell
Frame modified by the addition of metal trusses
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Update log
29/06/20211-8: turning added [local ringers via James Hedgcock]
28/02/2019PN amended (from Tue) [C Orde via e-mail]
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Content: Dove Team – Programming: Richard Smith & Sid Baldwin.
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