Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, S Mary
Place | Bletsoe S Mary |
Lieutenancy area | Bedfordshire |
Country | England |
Dove tower ID | 10868 |
Rings | 6 (full circle ring), tenor 11-0-16 in F♯See below |
Frames | 2See below |
Grid reference | TL023583 |
Latitude & longitude | 52.21365, -0.50349Locate using Google Map or OS Map or OpenStreetMap |
Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
Postcode | MK44 1QB |
Diocese | St Albans |
Church | Church of England |
Listed grade | II* by Historic England |
Affiliation | Bedfordshire Association |
Ring of 6, tenor 11-0-16 in F♯
Bells | 6 (full circle ring)Edit details |
Tenor | 11-0-16 (1248 lb or 566 kg) in F♯ (731.5 Hz) |
Overhauled | 6 Mar 2015 by John Taylor & Co · Tuned; wheels, fittings,etc renewed; rehung
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Tuned | 2015 |
Peals | View 16 peals in the Felstead Database |
Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | ||
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1 | 5-2-4 | 1230.2 | D♯ | 29.13" | 1900 | John Taylor & Co | F | 4 | ||
2 | 6-1-22 | 1096.0 | C♯ | 32.13" | 1786 | Robert Taylor | Y | 8 | ||
3 | 7-0-21 | 976.4 | B | 34.50" | 1786 | Robert Taylor | Y | 8 | ||
4 | 7-1-4 | 921.0 | A♯ | 35.00" | 1786 | Robert Taylor | Y | 8 | ||
5 | 8-2-16 | 821.1 | G♯ | 37.00" | 1786 | Robert Taylor | Y | 8 | ||
6 | 11-0-16 | 731.5 | F♯ | 41.75" | 1786 | Robert Taylor | R | 8 |
Details of frames
Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout |
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1 | 2,3,4,5,6 | 1887 | Cast iron | John Taylor & Co | 8.3.C.b | 5.4 |
1A | 1 | 1900 | Cast iron | John Taylor & Co | 8.3.C.e | ~6.4 |
Update log
30/10/2019 | fr1,fr1A: material amended; fr1A: truss amended [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |