Cowfold, West Sussex, S Peter
| Place | Cowfold S Peter |
| Lieutenancy area | West Sussex |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Sussex |
| Dove tower ID | 12729 |
| Rings | 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 8½ cwt in ASee below |
| Frames | 1See below |
| Grid reference | TQ212226 |
| Latitude & longitude | 50.99006, -0.27395View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | RH13 8BW |
| Diocese | Chichester |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 3353 |
| Also | Toilet |
| URLs | https://www.thebellsofsussex.co.uk/cowfold-st-peter.html https://www.scacr.org/towers/directory/39-cowfold-st-peter |
| 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 6, tenor 8½ cwt in A
| Bells | 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 8½ cwt (~950 lb or ~430 kg) in A (861.5 Hz) |
| Peals | View 28 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Also | Ground floor ringing chamber |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3–3–24 | 1462.5 | F♯ | 26.25″ | 1905 | Mears & Stainbank | Y | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 4½ cwt | 1298.0 | E | 27.50″ | 1789 | William & Thomas Mears | Y | 4 | FC | ||
| 3 | 5 cwt | 1135.0 | D | 30.00″ | 1789 | William & Thomas Mears | Y | 4 | FC | ||
| 4 | 5–2–11 | 1083.0 | C♯ | 31.38″ | 1905 | Mears & Stainbank | Y | N | FC | ||
| 5 | 6–1–7 | 966.5 | B | 33.38″ | 1905 | Mears & Stainbank | Y | N | FC | ||
| 6 | 8½ cwt | 861.5 | A | 36.00″ | 1629† | Bryan I Eldridge | R | Y | FC |
Details of frame
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 | 1905 | Timber | Mears & Stainbank | 6.A | 6.1 |
Update log
| 12/11/2024 | URL amended [Kye L Leaver] |
| 27/04/2024 | PN deleted - no practice [Stella Bianco, Tower Captain #006889] |
| 28/03/2024 | Frame Fr1: maker added; year amended [Kye L Leaver, Whitechapel records by Chris Pickford] |
| 27/01/2024 | URL deleted. URL http://www.stpeterschurch-cowfold.org.uk/History_files/Bells.htm gives 404 error (not found). No alternative URL found to date [Error detected by Dove Tower URL Checker] |
| 19/02/2022 | 1-6: canons, turning, nominals, frame F1 layout added [Kye L Leaver visit and recordings] |
| 09/01/2020 | Indication of available toilet facility added [Stella Bianco (Tower Captain) via e-mail] |