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Milstead, Kent, S Mary & Holy Cross
Place Milstead
S Mary & Holy Cross
Lieutenancy area Kent
Country England
Historic county Kent
Dove tower ID 17668
Rings 3 (chime), tenor 6 cwt in C♯See below
Grid reference TQ903587
Latitude & longitude 51.29610, 0.72882View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode ME9 0SA
Diocese Canterbury
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Church heritage record 1797
Chime of 3, tenor 6 cwt in C♯
Bells 3 (chime)Edit details
Tenor 6 cwt (~670 lb or ~300 kg) in C♯
Overhauled
1999 by Whitechapel Bell Foundry
Formerly hung for full-circle ringing, bells rehung by Whitechapel with new fittings for stationary chiming in the existing frame. Treble only tuned.
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
Additional information Tuning: 1,3,4 of 4
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13–0–23F♯25.13″1730Richard PhelpsYD
25 cwtD♯27.63″c1420†Unidentified (inscribed)YD
36 cwtC♯30.75″c1440†William ChamberlainYD
Update log
26/08/20222: date, founder amended (inscription just 3 disks) [David L Cawley via Dickon R Love]
20/08/20221: weight, diameter amended [Whitechapel records via David Sloman]
17/05/2021Bells rehung by Whitechapel in 1999 with new fittings for stationary chiming in the existing frame.
17/05/2021Visited R C Offen, Jul 1974
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