West Wickham, Greater London, S John Bapt
| Place | West Wickham S John Bapt |
| London borough | Bromley |
| Lieutenancy area | Greater London |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Kent |
| Dove tower ID | 14706 |
| Rings | 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 13 cwt in F♯See below |
| Grid reference | TQ388648 |
| Latitude & longitude | 51.36569, -0.00626View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | BR4 9FS |
| Diocese | Southwark |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | II* by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 13152 |
| URLs | http://kent.lovesguide.com/tower.php?id=199 http://kcacr.org.uk/lewisham-district/towers/towers-details/#WestWickham |
| Affiliation | Kent County Association |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise |
| Peal boards | No peal boards have been uploaded to BellBoard yet 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 6, tenor 13 cwt in F♯
| Bells | 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 13 cwt (~1460 lb or ~660 kg) in F♯ (768.0 Hz) |
| Practices | Wed |
| Projects & overhauls | 1958 by Mears & Stainbank 5th (of 6) recast |
| Peals | View 107 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4–1–0 | 1270.0 | D♯ | 27.00″ | 1939 | John Taylor & Co | F | FC | |||
| 2 | 5 cwt | 1130.0 | C♯ | 29.25″ | 1640† | Bryan I Eldridge | R | FC | |||
| 3 | 5–1–21 | 1006.0 | B | 31.00″ | 1857 | Charles & George Mears | R | FC | |||
| 4 | 6½ cwt | 930.5 | A♯ | 33.50″ | 1669 | John Hodson | R | FC | |||
| 5 | 8–2–26 | G♯ | 36.50″ | 1958 | Mears & Stainbank | F | FC | ||||
| 6 | 13 cwt | 768.0 | F♯ | 42.00″ | 1640† | Bryan I Eldridge | R | FC |
Update log
| 24/06/2025 | 1: cast year amended [Taylor records 1939 (error highlighted by Chris Birkby) - DRL informed direct via Chris Pickford #008768] |
| 23/09/2024 | Postcode amended (postcode BR4 9HH was terminated on 01/Jul/2024) [Quarterly postcode check using ONS data sourced via Doogal website] |