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Nettlestead, Kent, S Mary V
Place Nettlestead
S Mary V
Lieutenancy area Kent
Country England
Historic county Kent
Dove tower ID 13797
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 5–0–22 in B♭See below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference TQ685521
Latitude & longitude 51.24336, 0.41267View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long A suggested satnav destination for this tower is at 51.24494, 0.41125
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Postcode ME18 5ET
Diocese Rochester
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 11042
URLs http://kent.lovesguide.com/tower.php?id=137
http://kcacr.org.uk/maidstone-district/towers/towers-details/#Nettlestead
Affiliation Kent County Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 51 performances here, of which 11 were peals and 13 were in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 5–0–22 in B♭
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 5–0–22 (582 lb or 264 kg) in B♭ (950.8 Hz)
Practices Tue (with exceptions)
Tuned 2005
Peals View 20 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13–0–21591.4G24.00″2005Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
22–3–151422.4F24.75″1909Mears & StainbankR4FC
33–0–201271.4E♭25.63″1885Mears & StainbankR4FC
43–2–101189.5D27.25″1909Mears & StainbankR4FC
53–3–221063.3C28.88″1885Mears & StainbankR4FC
65–0–22950.8B♭32.00″1931Mears & StainbankF4FC
Source: DrL's Kent website; D Sloman
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
12,3,4,5,6Oak & steel
– 1.112005SteelWhitechapel Bell Foundry
Frame modifications:
Frame 1: 2005 by Whitechapel Bell Foundry
Frame modified by the addition of steel trusses
Contributed by: David Sloman
Update log
15/01/20222-6: canons added; 1-6: turning added [Local ringers via James Hedgcock]
30/12/20211-5: nominal added [Nigel Taylor's personal tuning records via David Sloman]
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