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Salehurst, East Sussex, S Mary V
PlaceSalehurst
S Mary V
Lieutenancy areaEast Sussex
CountryEngland
Historic countySussex
Dove tower ID10938
Rings8 (full-circle ring), tenor 18–1–26 in E♭See below
5 (clock chime), hour bell 1–2–21See below
Frames1See below
Grid referenceTQ749242
Latitude & longitude50.99093, 0.49100View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & longNo optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
PostcodeTN32 5PJ
DioceseChichester
Church groupChurch of England
Listed gradeI by Historic England
Church heritage record3486
AffiliationSussex County Association
PerformancesSearch for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 191 performances here, of which 32 were peals and 8 were in the last two years
Peal boardsNo 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 18–1–26 in E♭
Bells8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor18–1–26 (2070 lb or 939 kg) in E♭ (632.8 Hz)
PracticesWed
Projects & overhauls
2006 (major overhaul)
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PealsView 149 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
15–1–91264.0E♭28.75″1906John Taylor & CoFFC
25–1–61191.0D29.13″1906John Taylor & CoFFC
36–0–261058.0C31.25″1906John Taylor & CoFFC
46–3–26947.5B♭33.63″1906John Taylor & CoFFC
58–1–27841.0A♭37.13″1771Pack & ChapmanRFC
69–2–19796.0G38.25″1906John Taylor & CoFFC
711–3–21713.0F42.63″1771Pack & ChapmanRFC
818–1–26632.8E♭46.81″2006Whitechapel Bell FoundryFFC
Clock chime, hour bell 1–2–21
Bells5 (clock chime)Edit details
Hour bell1–2–21 (189 lb or 86 kg)
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Quarter 1 [2]0–0–2210.50″Mears (generic)D
Quarter 20–1–101885Mears & StainbankD
Quarter 30–1–11½1885Mears & StainbankD
Quarter 41–0–12½1885Mears & StainbankD
Hour1–2–2119.88″1885Mears & StainbankD
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 of 81906Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co
Notes

[1]Bells' history

Quarter and hour bells were supplied via Thomas Quaife, Clockmaker, Hawkhurst, Kent

Published: 29/07/2025; updated: 29/07/2025

[2]Bell founder

Supplied by M&S with the other clock bells in 1885, but marked Mears & Co (as are other small bells elsewhere of the 1860s); possibly a stock bell used to make up the set

Published: 29/07/2025; updated: 14/08/2025

Update log
14/08/2025Quarter 1: date, founder amended [Revised information following further discussion with Chris Pickford via REMRKS549]
29/07/2025Quarter 1: diameter, date added, founder amended; Quarter 1-Quarter 4,Hour: weight added [Chris Pickford from the Whitechapel archive]
13/06/2020Tenor note no longer E (nominal: Eb+29c) [Ollie Watson via pNBR]
13/06/20201-7: nominal added,canon info added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
09/06/20208: nominal added; 1-8: note amended [Ollie Watson via e-mail]
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