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St Laurence in Thanet, Kent, S Laurence
Place St Laurence in Thanet
S Laurence
or Ramsgate
Lieutenancy area Kent
Country England
Historic county Kent
Dove tower ID 16943
Rings 10 (full-circle ring), tenor 14–1–19 in ESee below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference TR370653
Latitude & longitude 51.33754, 1.40166View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode CT11 0QW
Diocese Canterbury
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 1689
Also Toilet
URLs http://kent.lovesguide.com/tower.php?id=176
http://kcacr.org.uk/canterbury-district/towers/towers-details/#StLaurenceInThanet
Affiliation Kent County Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 172 performances here, of which 19 were peals and 19 were in the last two years
Ring of 10, tenor 14–1–19 in E
Bells 10 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 14–1–19 (1615 lb or 733 kg) in E (646.5 Hz)
All rings
1014–1–19 in E10 as tenor
66–2–9 in B6 as tenor
Practices Tue
Overhauled
1997 by Whitechapel Bell Foundry
Tuned 1997
Peals View 63 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–2–101630.5G♯27.00″1924Mears & StainbankFFC
25–0–211452.5F♯28.19″1924Mears & StainbankFFC
35–0–151293.5E29.13″1891Mears & StainbankRYFC
45–1–71221.0D♯30.50″1911Mears & StainbankRYFC
55–3–131089.5C♯32.50″1808Thomas Mears & SonRYFC
66–2–9965.0B34.50″1808Thomas Mears & SonRYFC
78–1–10861.0A38.00″1891Mears & StainbankRYFC
810–1–7812.5G♯40.19″1891Mears & StainbankRYFC
911–2–7724.5F♯42.50″1911Mears & StainbankRYFC
1014–1–19646.5E46.50″1911Mears & StainbankRYFC
Source: M Smith; S Austin; M Chester(GAD); TimJ(DLC)
Contributed by: Martin Smith
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
22,31924Cast ironMears & Stainbank8.3.A.h2
11,4,5,6,7,8,9,101924MetalMears & Stainbank8.3
Update log
01/10/20214: weight amended [Nigel Taylor's personal tuning records via David Sloman]
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