Battle, East Sussex, S Mary
| Place | Battle S Mary |
| Lieutenancy area | East Sussex |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Sussex |
| Dove tower ID | 13501 |
| Rings | 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 21–3–8 in E♭See below |
| Frames | 1See below |
| Grid reference | TQ750157 |
| Latitude & longitude | 50.91501, 0.48822View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | TN33 0AN |
| Diocese | Chichester |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 3452 |
| URL | https://www.scacr.org/towers/directory/157-battle-st-mary-the-virgin |
| 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. |
Ring of 8, tenor 21–3–8 in E♭
| Bells | 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 21–3–8 (2444 lb or 1109 kg) in E♭ (620.0 Hz) |
| Practices | Tue |
| Projects & overhauls | 2024 by O'Shea Engineering The 5th bell is currently without a clapper. Original SG clapper has fractured and a replacement is being manufactured by O'Shea Engineering 1962 (major overhaul) |
| Peals | View 90 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Additional information | One bell (or more) from ring unringable |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5–2–5 | 1264.0 | E♭ | 29.63″ | 1869 | Robert Stainbank | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 2 | 6–0–24 | 1184.0 | D | 31.63″ | 1815 | Thomas II Mears | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 3 | 6–1–18 | 1048.0 | C | 32.00″ | 1874 | Mears & Stainbank | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 4 | 7–2–18 | 934.0 | B♭ | 35.25″ | 1803 | Thomas I Mears | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 5 | 9–1–17 | 830.0 | A♭ | 38.13″ | 1803 | Thomas I Mears | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 6 | 10–3–18 | 776.0 | G | 40.13″ | 1869 | Mears & Stainbank | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 7 | 14–2–0 | 698.0 | F | 44.75″ | 1890 | John Warner & Sons | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 8 | 21–3–8 | 620.0 | E♭ | 50.81″ | 1825 | Thomas II Mears | R | 4 | FC |
Details of frame
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | Timber | 6.A |
Update log
| 31/08/2024 | Project completed [Isaac O'Shea via via Facebook Messenger] |
| 23/04/2024 | 5: broken clapper [Isaac O'Shea (O'Shea Engineering) #006872] |
| 15/11/2020 | 1-8: nominal,canons,turning added [Nigel Taylor via 00014123] |
| 17/10/2020 | 1-7: diam added [David Sloman via 00014065] |