Tower details

Place	Crundale S Mary BV
Lieutenancy area	Kent
Country	England
Historic county	Kent
Dove tower ID	19510
Rings	3 (chime), tenor 8 cwt in ASee below
Grid reference	TR085485
Latitude & longitude	51.19852, 0.98405View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode	CT4 7EJ
Diocese	Canterbury
Church	Church of England
Listed grade	I by Historic England
Church heritage record	1554

Bells	3 (chime)Edit details
Tenor	8 cwt (~900 lb or ~400 kg) in A
Projects & events	2List

Bell	Weight	Nominal	Note	Diameter	Dated	Founder	Canons	Turning	Hanging
1 [4]				28.50″	1750	Robert Catlin	Y		S
2	5–2–26			33.00″	1894	Mears & Stainbank	Y		D
3 [5]	8 cwt		A	37.00″	1593†	Robert Mot	Y		FC

[1]Source contributor

D L Cawley, Sep 1970

Published: 23/11/2021

[2]Source contributor

D L Cawley, Sep 1970. Approx. tenor weight provided by J P Adams lists

Published: 23/11/2021

[3]Note on the hanging of the bells

Formerly a ring of 3, the 2 was recast in 1894 and was probably rehung dead at that point. The bells are currently noted as hung: (1) on gudgeons and bearings but no other ringing fittings, (2) dead, (3) full circle ringing.

Published: 17/04/2023

[4]Notes

1 of 3: 6 canons

Published: 23/11/2021; updated: 03/08/2024

[5]Notes

3 of 3: 6 canons

Published: 23/11/2021; updated: 03/08/2024

20/04/2023	2: canons added [Personal visit via Richard Offen #004927]
17/04/2023	2: cast date corrected from 1893 [David L Cawley via Dickon R Love]
17/04/2023	Overhauls noted in 1894 and 1903. This ring of 3 was probably reduced to 2 when the new 2nd was rehung dead. [Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald, Sat 3 Nov1894 via Dickon R Love]
11/04/2023	Bells amalgamated into single collection [Love’s Guide Kent]