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Sturry, Kent, S Nicholas
Place Sturry
S Nicholas
Lieutenancy area Kent
Country England
Historic county Kent
Dove tower ID 14787
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 9–3–7 in GSee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference TR175601
Latitude & longitude 51.29849, 1.11992View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long A suggested satnav destination for this tower is at 51.29879, 1.11992
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Postcode CT2 0AE
Diocese Canterbury
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 1578
Also Toilet
URLs http://kent.lovesguide.com/tower.php?id=185
http://kcacr.org.uk/canterbury-district/towers/towers-details/#Sturry
Affiliation Kent County Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 93 performances here, of which 15 were peals and 16 were in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 9–3–7 in G
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 9–3–7 (1099 lb or 498 kg) in G (787.0 Hz)
Practices Tue
Projects & overhauls
1993 by Whitechapel Bell Foundry (major overhaul)
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Tuned 1993
Peals View 40 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13–3–221320.0E27.00″1904Mears & StainbankRFC
23–3–221175.5D27.25″1622Joseph HatchYFC
34–2–251044.5C30.50″1802Thomas I MearsRFC
46–0–5990.0B32.00″1622Joseph HatchYFC
58–0–20880.0A36.00″1622Joseph HatchYFC
69–3–7787.0G39.00″1856Charles & George MearsRFC
Source: GAD; N Bowden; D Sloman(DrL)
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,61993Cast ironWhitechapel Bell Foundry8.3.A.h6.1
Contributed by: David Sloman
Update log
12/07/2024Toilet added [Brenda Parr #007186]
09/11/2022Overhaul, tuning year added; Frame Fr1: material, truss added [Richard Offen from personal visit]
30/10/2022Frame Fr1: layout added [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tz1vGV-Y2IY]
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