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Marden, Kent, S Michael & All Angels
Place Marden
S Michael & All Angels
Lieutenancy area Kent
Country England
Historic county Kent
Dove tower ID 16564
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 12–3–23 in F♯See below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference TQ744446
Latitude & longitude 51.17441, 0.49363View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode TN12 9HP
Diocese Canterbury
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 1743
Also Toilet
URLs http://kent.lovesguide.com/tower.php?id=128
http://kcacr.org.uk/maidstone-district/towers/towers-details/#Marden
Affiliation Kent County Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 104 performances here, of which 13 were peals and 18 were in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 12–3–23 in F♯
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 12–3–23 (1451 lb or 658 kg) in F♯ (725.0 Hz)
Overhauled
2024 by Nicholson Engineering Ltd
Bells tuned; overhauled; and rehung with partially new fittings in the existing frame
Tuned 2023
Peals View 106 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13–1–261458.4F♯24.38″1909†Alfred BowellFNFC
23–3–131362.2E♯25.31″1909†Alfred BowellFNFC
34–0–131214.3D♯26.38″1909†Alfred BowellFNFC
44–2–191084.8C♯28.25″1909†Alfred BowellFNFC
56–0–12969.0B31.19″1909†Alfred BowellFNFC
66–3–10908.5A♯32.69″1909†Alfred BowellFNFC
78–3–0811.6G♯36.25″1909†Alfred BowellFNFC
812–3–23725.0F♯41.44″1909†Alfred BowellFNFC
Source: Mike Chester(Dickon Love website); CBC
Contributed by: Mike Chester
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,6,7,81909SteelAlfred Bowell8.1.C.a8.3
Update log
16/03/2024Frame Fr1: material, truss amended [Based on information provided by Andrew Nicholson]
13/03/2024Project completed; 1-8: turning added [Andrew Nicholson]
07/03/2024Frame Fr1: layout amended [Andrew Nicholson]
23/12/2023Project under way [Andrew Nicholson]
23/11/20231-8: weight, nominal, diameter revised [Andrew Nicholson]
27/09/2023New project added [Andrew Nicholson]
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