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≡Dove’s Guide for Church Bell Ringers
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George Mears
LocationWhitechapel
DatesActive 1844–1865
GroupWhitechapelList founders in group
Bells in the Dove Bell Register
Number of bells197
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  • Chart by year
Earliest bellWest Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, S Bartholomew: 1 of chime
Cast in 1850List earliest bells
Latest bellBexhill on Sea, East Sussex, S Peter: 8 of 10 (Jointly)
Cast in 1865List latest bells
Heaviest bellAscot, Berkshire, Ascot Priory: 1 of chime
Weighing 52–1–8List heaviest bells
Lightest bellUpper Chelsea, Greater London, S Simon Zelotes: 1 of chime
Weighing ¾ cwtList lightest bells
Listed for preservation0
Number of part rings96
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Number of complete rings8
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  • Plot on map
Full-circle rings of three or more where all bells (except any semitones) were cast by the same founder regardless of date
Note that the Dove Bell Register does not list all bells by the founder. Read more about the scope of Dove…
Frames in the Dove Bell Register
Number of frames7
  • List all frames
Listed for preservation0
Earliest frameClevedon, Somerset, All Saints: 1
Made in c1860List earliest frames
Latest frameEvenley, Northamptonshire, S George: 1 (Jointly)
Made in 1865List latest frames
Note that the Dove Bell Register does not list all frames.
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