Crawley, West Sussex, S John Bapt
| Place | Crawley S John Bapt |
| Lieutenancy area | West Sussex |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Sussex |
| Dove tower ID | 13308 |
| Rings | 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 13–2–26 in ESee below |
| Frames | 1See below |
| Grid reference | TQ268365 |
| Latitude & longitude | 51.11412, -0.18912View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | RH10 1HG |
| Diocese | Chichester |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | II* by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 3302 |
| Also | Toilet |
| URLs | https://www.thebellsofsussex.co.uk/crawley-st-john-the-baptist.html https://www.scacr.org/towers/directory/40-crawley-st-john-the-baptist |
| Affiliation | Sussex County Association |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise |
| Peal boards | View peal boards on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard had images of 1 board recording performances at this tower 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 13–2–26 in E
| Bells | 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 13–2–26 (1538 lb or 698 kg) in E (655.5 Hz) |
| Practices | Thu |
| Peals | View 390 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Also | Simulator |
| Additional information | Seage apparatus present Ellacombe apparatus |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4–1–25 | 1328.0 | E | 27.25″ | 1880 | Gillett, Bland & Co | D | M | FC | ||
| 2 | 4–2–7 | 1238.5 | D♯ | 28.00″ | 1880 | Gillett, Bland & Co | D | M | FC | ||
| 3 | 4–2–25 | 1096.5 | C♯ | 29.00″ | 1931 | Mears & Stainbank | D | M | FC | ||
| 4 | 5–1–24 | 985.0 | B | 31.00″ | 1880 | Gillett, Bland & Co | D | M | FC | ||
| 5 | 6–2–21 | 879.5 | A | 34.00″ | 1880 | Gillett, Bland & Co | D | M | FC | ||
| 6 | 7–3–0 | 828.5 | G♯ | 36.00″ | 1880 | Gillett, Bland & Co | D | M | FC | ||
| 7 | 9–2–18 | 737.0 | F♯ | 39.00″ | 1880 | Gillett, Bland & Co | D | M | FC | ||
| 8 | 13–2–26 | 655.5 | E | 44.00″ | 1880 (1879) | Gillett, Bland & Co | D | M | FC |
Details of frame
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | 1880 | Timber | Gillett, Bland & Co | 6.A | 8.3 |
Update log
| 12/11/2024 | URL amended [Kye L Leaver] |
| 21/05/2024 | 8: date amended; inscribed year added [G&J records (this bell was cast on 29/09/1879, though inscribed 1880) via Kye L Leaver] |
| 05/01/2023 | Simulator added (on bells 2 and 3) [Kye Leaver] |
| 04/10/2022 | Frame Fr1: year, maker, layout added; URL added [Kye Leaver from personal visit via #003670] |
| 23/03/2022 | 1-8: turning amended [Bells turning checked 22/3/2022 via Kye Leaver] |
| 18/01/2022 | 1-8: bell names added [Kye Leaver] |
| 03/12/2021 | 4: nominal added [Recorded and analysed through wavanal by Kye Leaver] |
| 01/12/2021 | 1-3,5-8: nominal added [Kye Leaver recordings, analysed by Francesco Greenslade] |
| 27/11/2021 | 1-8: canons added. [K Leaver] |
| 19/11/2021 | Toilet added; Seage’s silent bell apparatus added; 1-8: turning added [Kye Leaver via Email] |
| 16/05/2021 | Ellacombe apparatus noted [Ollie Watson] |
| 04/05/2021 | 8: note and key amended (tenor note (and ring key) is closer to E than F) [Nick Bowden via Analysis of YouTube ringing clips] |