Tower details

Place	Borden S Peter & S Paul
Lieutenancy area	Kent
Country	England
Historic county	Kent
Dove tower ID	15816
Rings	8 (full-circle ring), tenor 22 cwt in E♭See below
Frames	1See below
Grid reference	TQ882629
Latitude & longitude	51.33476, 0.70073View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long	No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode	ME9 8JR
Diocese	Canterbury
Church	Church of England
Listed grade	I by Historic England
Church heritage record	1788
URLs	http://kent.lovesguide.com/tower.php?id=22 http://kcacr.org.uk/rochester-district/towers/towers-details/#Borden
Affiliation	Kent County Association
Performances	Search for performances on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard listed 171 performances here, of which 40 were peals and 2 were in the last two years

Bells	8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor	22 cwt (~2460 lb or ~1120 kg) in E♭ (618.0 Hz)
Practices	Wed
Overhauled	1886 by Samuel Snelling
Peals	View 84 peals in the Felstead Database
Additional information	Ellacombe apparatus

	Bell	Weight	Nominal	Note	Diameter	Dated	Founder	Canons	Turning	Hanging
	1	6 cwt	1272.5	E♭	30.50″	1802†	Thomas I Mears	Y	4	FC
	2	6½ cwt	1206.0	D	31.50″	1802†	Thomas I Mears	Y	4	FC
	3	7½ cwt	1067.5	C	33.50″	1802†	Thomas I Mears	Y	4	FC
	4	8¾ cwt	944.5	B♭	36.50″	1802†	Thomas I Mears	Y	4	FC
	5	10½ cwt	826.5	A♭	39.00″	1802†	Thomas I Mears	Y	4	FC
	6	12 cwt	790.0	G	41.00″	1802†	Thomas I Mears	Y	N	FC
	7	15 cwt	695.5	F	45.50″	1802†	Thomas I Mears	Y	N	FC
	8	22 cwt	618.0	E♭	51.00″	1802†	Thomas I Mears	Y	N	FC

	Frame	Bells	Year	Material	Maker	Truss	Layout
	1	1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8	1802	Oak	Locally manufactured

Contributed by: Vivien Smith

06/05/2021

Ellacombe apparatus noted [Ollie Watson]