Kingswear, Devon, S Thomas of Canterbury
| Place | Kingswear S Thomas of Canterbury |
| Lieutenancy area | Devon |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Devon |
| Dove tower ID | 15934 |
| Rings | 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 9–0–25 in ASee below |
| Frames | 1See below |
| Grid reference | SX882510 |
| Latitude & longitude | 50.34852, -3.57251View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | A suggested satnav destination for this tower is at 50.35043, -3.56963 View on Google MapEdit details |
| Postcode | TQ6 0AE |
| Diocese | Exeter |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | II by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 5089 |
| Also | Toilet |
| Affiliations | Devon Association Guild of Devonshire Ringers |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise As of last night, BellBoard listed 15 performances here, of which none were peals and 13 were in the last two years |
| 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 9–0–25 in A
| Bells | 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 9–0–25 (1033 lb or 469 kg) in A (859.0 Hz) |
| Practices | Mon (18:00 - 19:30 October - Easter and 18:30 - 20:00 Easter - September, check bank holidays and fifth Mondays.) |
| Projects & overhauls | 2024 by John Taylor & Co (major overhaul) Augmented from 3 bells Foundation beam ends dug out, treated and re-grouted. Cast iron bell frame and bell fittings cleaned and painted. Three new trebles cast and tuned to augment the ring to six. New ringing fittings manufactured for the three treble bells. The try-out for the augmented ring of six took place on 20 Sep 2024. |
| Peals | No peals listed in the Felstead Database |
| Also | Ground floor ringing chamber |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3–1–9 | 1441.9 | F♯ | 24.50″ | 2024 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 3–2–16 | 1287.4 | E | 25.90″ | 2024 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 4–1–27 | 1146.8 | D | 28.00″ | 2024 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 4 | 5–1–21 | 1082.0 | C♯ | 30.75″ | c1599† | Thomas Birdall | Y | FC | |||
| 5 | 5–3–24 | 964.0 | B | 32.38″ | c1599† | Thomas Birdall | Y | FC | |||
| 6 | 9–0–25 | 859.0 | A | 36.25″ | 1939 | John Taylor & Co | F | FC |
Details of frame
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 | 1939 | Cast iron | John Taylor & Co | 8.3.C.e | 6.4 |
Update log
| 25/04/2025 | Affiliations added; toilet added [John Lagdon #008526] |
| 23/10/2024 | PN added [John Lagdon, Tower Secretary] |
| 06/10/2024 | Overhaul description amended [David Hird, DAC Bells Advisor, Exeter Diocese] |
| 23/09/2024 | Project completed [David Potter #007508] |
| 12/09/2024 | Three new bells added prior to augmentation to ring of 6 [Andrew Ogden] |
| 14/06/2024 | New project added [David Potter #007100] |