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 Google Map or OpenStreetMapList 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 | Church of England |
| Listed grade | II by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 5089 |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard listed 5 performances here, of which none were peals and 3 were in the last two years |
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.) |
| Overhauled | 2024 by John Taylor & Co 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 | Nominal | 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
| 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] |