Brentwood, Essex, S Thomas
| Place | Brentwood S Thomas |
| Lieutenancy area | Essex |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Essex |
| Dove tower ID | 10312 |
| Rings | 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 18–1–15 in D♯See below Other bellsSee below |
| Frames | 3See below |
| Grid reference | TQ596937 |
| Latitude & longitude | 51.61978, 0.30438View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | CM14 4DF |
| Diocese | Chelmsford |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | II* by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 2371 |
| Also | Toilet |
| Affiliation | Essex Association |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise |
| Peal boards | View peal boards on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard had images of 4 boards 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 18–1–15 in D♯
| Bells | 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 18–1–15 (2059 lb or 934 kg) in D♯ (609.7 Hz) |
| Practices | Thu (exc 1st) |
| Projects & overhauls | 2008 by Nicholson Engineering Ltd (major overhaul) 1887 by Mears & Stainbank (ring created) Ring installed |
| Tuned | 2008 |
| Peals | View 169 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5–0–11 | 1226.7 | D♯ | 29.44″ | 1887 | Mears & Stainbank | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 2 | 5–0–27 | 1144.0 | C𝄪 | 30.44″ | 1887 | Mears & Stainbank | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 3 | 6–0–8 | 1020.8 | B♯ | 32.50″ | 1887 | Mears & Stainbank | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 4 | 6–3–13 | 912.1 | A♯ | 34.38″ | 1887 | Mears & Stainbank | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 5 | 8–0–2 | 815.0 | G♯ | 37.31″ | 1887 | Mears & Stainbank | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 6 | 9–2–26 | 764.0 | F𝄪 | 39.69″ | 1887 | Mears & Stainbank | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 7 | 12–0–5 | 682.9 | E♯ | 43.31″ | 1887 | Mears & Stainbank | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 8 | 18–1–15 | 609.7 | D♯ | 48.44″ | 1887 | Mears & Stainbank | R | 4 | FC |
Other bells
| Bells | Edit details |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanctus | 1 cwt | 2010.0 | B | 17.00″ | 1885 | John Warner & Sons | Y | 4 | S |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Sanctus | Stone | ||||||
| 2 | 4, 5 | 1887 | Cast iron | Mears & Stainbank | ||||
| 1 | 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8 | 1887 | Cast iron | Mears & Stainbank | 10 | 6 |
Update log
| 20/04/2023 | Sanctus: hanging type added [L J Owen - Apr 2023 via Lucas Owen #004926] |
| 23/03/2022 | 1-8: nominal amended [Personal tuning records via Nigel Taylor] |
| 07/02/2020 | URL removed www.st-thomas.org.uk/church-bells.html [- not working TimJ (#264) via URLbad] |