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Stone by Dartford, Kent, S Mary
Place Stone by Dartford
S Mary
Lieutenancy area Kent
Country England
Historic county Kent
Dove tower ID 14023
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 8–0–1 in ASee below
Other bellsSee below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference TQ576748
Latitude & longitude 51.45037, 0.26712View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode DA9 9BE
Diocese Rochester
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 10971
URLs http://kent.lovesguide.com/tower.php?id=581
http://kcacr.org.uk/rochester-district/towers/towers-details/#StoneNextDartford
Affiliation Kent County Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 47 performances here, of which 27 were peals and 2 were in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 8–0–1 in A
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 8–0–1 (897 lb or 407 kg) in A (870.0 Hz)
Practices Thu
Projects & overhauls
2010 by Whitechapel Bell Foundry (major overhaul)
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Tuned 2010
Peals View 27 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13–2–101460.5F♯25.44″1890Mears & StainbankD8FC
24–0–71308.5E26.81″1890Mears & StainbankD8FC
34–1–221165.5D28.56″1890Mears & StainbankD8FC
45–0–21096.5C♯29.88″1890Mears & StainbankD8FC
56–1–12977.0B32.69″1890Mears & StainbankD8FC
68–0–1870.0A35.69″2010Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
Source: DrL; Nigel Taylor; Dave Kelly
Contributed by: George Dawson
Other bells
Bells Edit details
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Clock4–1–261514.5G♭27.25″1806Thomas Mears & SonYD
Service5–3–191181.0D30.94″1806Thomas Mears & SonYS
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
1AClock,ServiceTimber5.A2.X2
1B1,2,3,4,5,62010Cast ironWhitechapel Bell Foundry8.3.A.h6.1
Update log
08/11/2025Fr1A: layout added [Dickon Love, visit 7 May 2005]
24/04/2025Fr1B: material, truss, layout added [Richard Offen, from local knowledge.]
20/07/2022Renumbered frames 1A and 1B (as they are on the same level) [Dickon R Love visit]
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