Rainham, Kent, S Margaret
| Place | Rainham S Margaret |
| Unitary authority | Medway |
| Lieutenancy area | Kent |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Kent |
| Dove tower ID | 16735 |
| Rings | 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 18–0–20 in E♭See below |
| Frames | 1See below |
| Grid reference | TQ817658 |
| Latitude & longitude | 51.36291, 0.60888View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | A suggested satnav destination for this tower is at 51.36312, 0.60816 View on Google MapEdit details |
| Postcode | ME8 8LB |
| Diocese | Rochester |
| Church | Church of England |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 10983 |
| URL | http://kcacr.org.uk/rochester-district/towers/towers-details/#Rainham |
| Affiliation | Kent County Association |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoard |
Ring of 8, tenor 18–0–20 in E♭
| Bells | 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 18–0–20 (2036 lb or 924 kg) in E♭ (630.0 Hz) |
| Practices | Wed |
| Peals | View 154 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4–3–17 | 1261.0 | E♭ | 28.00″ | 1913 | John Taylor & Co | FC | ||||
| 2 | 5–1–19 | 1186.0 | D | 28.94″ | 1913 | John Taylor & Co | FC | ||||
| 3 | 6–0–15 | 1060.0 | C | 32.63″ | 1685 | Christopher Hodson | FC | ||||
| 4 | 6–1–18 | 942.0 | B♭ | 33.88″ | 1601† | Robert Mot | R | FC | |||
| 5 | 8–0–14 | 843.0 | A♭ | 36.00″ | 1601† | Robert Mot | R | FC | |||
| 6 | 11–3–0 | 794.0 | G | 40.38″ | 1618 | Joseph Hatch | FC | ||||
| 7 | 16–0–6 | 707.0 | F | 45.44″ | 1773 | Pack & Chapman | FC | ||||
| 8 | 18–0–20 | 630.0 | E♭ | 49.00″ | 1582† | Robert Mot | R | FC |
Details of frame
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 | 1913 | John Taylor & Co |
Notes
[1]Nominal values
The nominals recorded by Sam Austin Aug 2011 and analysed by Dickon Love were 1260.5, 1185.5, 1059.0, 940.0, 841.0, 793.0, 708.5, 631.0. The values stored here are from John Taylor, 1913.
Published: 15/11/2023; updated: 04/12/2023
Update log
| 04/12/2023 | 1-8: nominals amended to foundry values [JT records, 1913 via C J Pickford] |
| 15/11/2023 | Note added; 2: weight, diameter amended [JT records 1913 via Chris Pickford #005913] |
| 24/04/2023 | URL deleted [Error detected by Dove Tower URL Checker via Tim Jackson] |
| 27/02/2020 | www.rainhambells.org.uk replaced [TimJ (#267) via URLbad] |