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Bidford on Avon, Warwickshire, S Laurence
Place Bidford on Avon
S Laurence
Lieutenancy area Warwickshire
Country England
Historic county Warwickshire
Dove tower ID 13339
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 14–0–24 in FSee below
1 (display bells)See below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference SP100518
Latitude & longitude 52.16466, -1.85420View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode B50 4DA
Diocese Coventry
Church Church of England
Listed grade II by Historic England
Church heritage record 3769
Also Toilet
URL http://warksbells.co.uk/bidford/
Affiliations Coventry Diocesan Guild
Worcestershire and Districts Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 101 performances here, of which 23 were peals and 15 were in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 14–0–24 in F
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 14–0–24 (1592 lb or 722 kg) in F (683.0 Hz)
Practices Tue
Peals View 51 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13–3–121381.0F26.00″1954John Taylor & CoFNFC
24–1–101299.0E26.88″1954John Taylor & CoFNFC
34–3–61156.0D28.50″1954John Taylor & CoFNFC
46–0–11030.0C32.00″1791John RudhallR8FC
56–0–6912.0B♭32.00″1791John RudhallR8FC
66–3–14860.0A34.13″1791John RudhallR8FC
79–2–24765.0G38.13″1791John RudhallR8FC
814–0–24683.0F43.00″1954John Taylor & CoFNFC
Source: M Chester; C Pickford
Contributed by: Mike Chester
Display bells
Bells 1 (display bells)Edit details
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
1 [1]¾ cwtA15.88″c1878BrassfoundryANNS
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
21,2,4,5,6 of 81954Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.A.h5.12 R
13,7,8 of 81954Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.C.e3.3
Notes

[1]Note on the display bell

The display bell came from St Matthew’s Church, Broom, which was built 1878 (hence the estimate for the date of the bell is given as c. 1878.) The bell was hung on a portable frame in Bidford church made by Harry Plumb (an Evesham ringer) in 1997. (Note that Broom church, which is now a house, has since been given a second-hand bell to hang in the open gable. [Info from C J Pickford, Mar 2022, following his visit, the most recent being 2011]

Published: 09/03/2022; updated: 25/08/2024

Update log
22/03/2022Frames Fr1, Fr2: layout added [C J Pickford]
09/03/2022Display bell: weight, diameter amended; canons, turning, hanging type and public note about hanging added. 3,8: turning added [C J Pickford visit (most recent 2011)]
08/03/2022Display bell moved from Broom, St Matthew, Warwickshire [David Sloman]
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