Castle Hedingham, Essex, S Nicholas
| Place | Castle Hedingham S Nicholas |
| Lieutenancy area | Essex |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Essex |
| Dove tower ID | 11865 |
| Rings | 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 11–1–21 in G♯See below Other bellsSee below |
| Frames | 3See below |
| Grid reference | TL784356 |
| Latitude & longitude | 51.99020, 0.59760View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | CO9 3ER |
| Diocese | Chelmsford |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 2588 |
| Affiliation | Essex Association |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise |
| Peal boards | No 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. |
| Biographies | View the biographies of ringers at this tower on the Central Council Ringing History Hub |
Ring of 6, tenor 11–1–21 in G♯
| Bells | 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 11–1–21 (1281 lb or 581 kg) in G♯ (838.0 Hz) |
| Practices | PN: check with contact |
| Peals | View 21 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Also | Ground floor ringing chamber |
| Additional information | Anticlockwise |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3–3–3 | 1411.5 | E♯ | 25.38″ | 1914 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 4–3–26 | 1264.5 | D♯ | 28.13″ | 1897 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 5–3–20 | 1122.5 | C♯ | 30.63″ | 1897 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 4 | 6–0–25 | 1051.0 | B♯ | 31.63″ | 1897 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 5 | 8–0–21 | 944.0 | A♯ | 35.00″ | 1897 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 6 | 11–1–21 | 838.0 | G♯ | 39.38″ | c1430† | Richard Hille | R | 4 | FC |
Other bells
| Bells | Edit details |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clock | 2 cwt | 1490.5 | F♯ | 21.75″ | 1697 | Henry Pleasant | Y | 4 |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Clock | 9 | 1 | |||||
| 1 | 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 | c1499† | Oak | 5.A & 5.R | 5.3 R ➔ ~ 6.12 | |||
| – 1.1 | 1 | 1914 | Cast iron | John Taylor & Co | 8.3.A.h | 1 |
Update log
| 06/01/2023 | Resultant layout added [Neal Dodge] |
| 08/10/2022 | Fr1 & Fr1A: layout added; Fr9: layout and truss type added [Neal Dodge personal visit] |
| 14/02/2020 | www.eacr.org.uk/northern/Hedinghams.htm deleted not found [TimJ(#265) via URLbad] |