Aldwick, West Sussex, S Richard
| Place | Aldwick S Richard |
| Lieutenancy area | West Sussex |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Sussex |
| Dove tower ID | 15116 |
| Rings | 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 7–3–26 in B♭See below Other bellsSee below |
| Frames | 5See below |
| Grid reference | SZ909990 |
| Latitude & longitude | 50.78389, -0.71120View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | PO21 3BD |
| Diocese | Chichester |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Church heritage record | 3160 |
| URL | https://www.scacr.org/towers/directory/166-aldwick-st-richard |
| Affiliation | Sussex County Association |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise |
| Peal boards | No peal boards have been uploaded to BellBoard yet The Central Council is collecting photographs of all peal boards, and curating and uploading them to BellBoard. This includes material from earlier systems found here. |
| Biographies | View the biographies of ringers at this tower on the Central Council Ringing History Hub |
Ring of 8, tenor 7–3–26 in B♭
| Bells | 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 7–3–26 (894 lb or 406 kg) in B♭ (923.0 Hz) |
| Practices | Tue |
| Projects & overhauls | 2007 by Nicholson Engineering Ltd (major overhaul) Augmented from 6 bells 1989 by John Taylor & Co Augmented from 4 bells |
| Peals | View 16 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2–2–18 | 1842.0 | B♭ | 22.00″ | 2006 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 2–2–19 | 1731.8 | A | 22.25″ | 2007 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 2–2–26 | 1553.0 | G | 23.00″ | 1988 | John Taylor & Co (Bellfounders) Ltd | F | N | FC | ||
| 4 | 3–0–2 | 1383.0 | F | 24.38″ | 1988 | John Taylor & Co (Bellfounders) Ltd | F | N | FC | ||
| 5 | 3–3–11 | 1232.0 | E♭ | 26.50″ | 1961 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 6 | 5–0–2 | 1162.0 | D | 28.75″ | 1933 | Gillett & Johnston | F | N | FC | ||
| 7 | 5–3–20 | 1036.0 | C | 31.00″ | 1958 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 8 | 7–3–26 | 923.0 | B♭ | 34.50″ | 1958 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC |
Other bells
| Bells | Edit details |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanctus | 1–1–20 | 1840.0 | B♭ | 19.00″ | 1933 | Gillett & Johnston | F | N |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Sanctus | |||||||
| 1 | 6 | 1933 | Cast iron | Gillett & Johnston | 1 ➔ 8.1 | |||
| – 1.1 | 5, 7, 8 | 1956 | Cast iron | John Taylor & Co | 3.X | |||
| – 1.2 | 1, 4 | 1989 | Cast iron | John Taylor & Co | 2.X2 | |||
| – 1.3 | 2, 3 | 2007 | Steel | Nicholson Engineering Ltd | 2.X2 |
Update log
| 29/06/2026 | 1989 augmentation noted [Tower notice via Dickon Love] |
| 18/06/2026 | Postcode amended [Stephen Pocock via #010551] |
| 06/01/2022 | 1-2: weight amended. [Nigel Taylor's personal tuning records via D Sloman] |
| 15/11/2020 | 1,2: nominal added [Nigel Taylor via 00014118] |
| 06/02/2019 | all: turning,frameid added; frame info added [Tim Jackson via 00013275] |
| 20/01/2019 | Sct: added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |