Guess the Place

[John Walker]

John Walker had it,I merely clarified which of the 3 Towers.


Next one Please John Walker.

Thanks - I'll put a new one up shortly.

[MartinR]

When a bell makes a sound it "speaks".  I wasn't going to lay claim to it since bells are part of my life so left it cryptically as a "dozen speakers" for the 12-bell ring.

[grandarog]

John Walker had it,I merely clarified which of the 3 Towers.


Next one Please John Walker.

[Beachbum]

For those not familiar with the Waterloo Tower, see below:

[Beachbum]

You are all correct, so I am not sure who takes the the Prize? Between you we have an interesting history of the Waterloo Tower.

I think that goes to grandarog for the exact description.
(I was confused by the dozen speakers)

[MartinR]

Information on the bells and official listing (grade II) can be found at:

• http://kent.lovesguide.com/tower.php?id=226
• https://dove.cccbr.org.uk/tower/14108
• https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1094674?section=official-list-entry

The former, "Love's Guide to the Church Bells of Kent", is the more comprehensive.  "Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers" is internationally recognised as the standard reference work.
Location information:

• Nat Grid:                    TR 31081 68042
• Nearest Post Code:   CT7 0BH
• Co-ords (WGS84):     51°21'52N",001°19'05"E or 51.36441,1.31816

Please note that this is the location information for the tower, to access the tower you need to enter the grounds through the visitor entrance which is some way off.


According to Dove there are "51 full-circle rings which are in the British Isles, are in the ownership of Private Ownership, and have at least 3 bells". Some of these are quite small (eg the Tulloch 8, tenor 1-1-15) and the 51 includes portable rings.  Not all are ringable.  Some in private ownership are in former churches which are owned by a trust or converted to secular use.

[grandarog]

Waterloo Tower, Grounds of Quex House Birchington.

The Tower is one of three Folleys built in the early 1800,s.
The Waterloo Tower at Quex Park is a prominent local landmark built in 1819, purely for John Powell Powells love of campanology. The Tower was the first with 12 Bells to be built in Kent and one of the only 12 Bell Towers, not attached to a church, still in regular use in the UK.
The red bricks for the building came from the Faversham brickfields and the original twelve bells were cast in 1818/1819 by Thomas Mears of Whitechapel Bell Foundry.

[John Walker]

Not seen this view before but a guess would be in the grounds of Quex House.

[MartinR]

I'll keep stum on this one, the dozen speakers below are of more interest to me.

[Beachbum]

Thanks grandarog. Strange thing is that many have a look, but no guess?


So next one.........

[grandarog]

Well done Beachbum.
 Maybe we will get some others interested in having a go one day.I live in hope.  
                Over to you.

[Beachbum]

No takers? So it's Hartlip

[Beachbum]

Found it, but will hang fire for others to locate

[John Walker]

Sorry, another one that I recognise, so again I'll hold back.

[grandarog]

Thanks MartinR  .


Where did I take this photo of a Village sign.