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Ash next Sandwich, Kent, S Nicholas
Place Ash next Sandwich
S Nicholas
Lieutenancy area Kent
Country England
Historic county Kent
Dove tower ID 14608
Rings 10 (full-circle ring), tenor 21–3–0 in E♭See below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference TR287583
Latitude & longitude 51.27859, 1.27869View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode CT3 2EP
Diocese Canterbury
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 1529
URLs http://kent.lovesguide.com/tower.php?id=324
http://kcacr.org.uk/canterbury-district/towers/towers-details/#AshNextSandwich
Affiliation Kent County Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 126 performances here, of which 34 were peals and 7 were in the last two years
Ring of 10, tenor 21–3–0 in E♭
Bells 10 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 21–3–0 (2436 lb or 1105 kg) in E♭ (610.0 Hz)
All rings
1021–3–0 in E♭10 as tenor
68–1–24 in B♭6 as tenor
Practices Fri
Peals View 45 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
15–1–21536.0G27.00″1978John Taylor & Co (Bellfounders) LtdFFC
25–2–41361.0F28.50″1978John Taylor & Co (Bellfounders) LtdFFC
36–0–201213.0E♭30.90″1790Thomas I MearsRFC
46–1–171148.0D32.00″1790Thomas I MearsRFC
57–0–181019.0C34.00″1790Thomas I MearsRFC
68–1–24909.0B♭36.25″1790Thomas I MearsRFC
710–1–2814.0A♭39.25″1927Mears & StainbankFFC
811–1–11766.0G41.00″1790Thomas I MearsRFC
915–1–17686.0F45.50″1790Thomas I MearsRFC
1021–3–0610.0E♭50.63″1927Mears & StainbankFFC
Source: M Blurton(DrL website); A Higson; D Sloman
Contributed by: Matthew Blurton
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,101978Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.A.h10.3
Contributed by: David Sloman
Update log
10/09/2024Frame Fr1: material, truss, layout added [Marilyn Barden, photographs]
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