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Charlton Kings, Gloucestershire, S Mary
Place Charlton Kings
S Mary
or Cheltenham
Lieutenancy area Gloucestershire
Country England
Historic county Gloucestershire
Dove tower ID 15388
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 17–0–13 in E♭See below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference SO964204
Latitude & longitude 51.88254, -2.05287View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode GL53 8AP
Diocese Gloucester
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Church heritage record 5657
URL http://www.bagleybells.co.uk/towers/glos.htm#CHARLTONKG
Affiliation Gloucester and Bristol Diocesan Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 346 performances here, of which 45 were peals and 9 were in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 17–0–13 in E♭
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 17–0–13 (1917 lb or 870 kg) in E♭ (612.0 Hz)
Practices Tue
Projects & overhauls
1958 by Mears & Stainbank (major overhaul)
Bells were tuned and rehung with new fittings in a new frame
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Tuned 1958
Peals View 97 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
15–0–8E♭29.50″1893Mears & StainbankF4FC
25–1–16D30.25″1893Mears & StainbankF4FC
35–3–20C32.25″1801John RudhallR4FC
46–2–16B♭32.75″1932Mears & StainbankF4FC
57–1–10A♭36.50″1893Mears & StainbankF4FC
69–2–6G39.00″1630John I Pennington ('IP')Y8FC
711–2–7F42.50″1893Mears & StainbankF4FC
817–0–13612.0E♭48.00″1723Abraham II RudhallYYFC
Source: S Ridley(H Ridley, D Bagley); Ben Kipling; JCB; D Sloman(Bliss)
Contributed by: Simon Ridley
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,6,7,81958Cast ironMears & Stainbank8.3.A.h8.3
Update log
05/05/20241958 overhaul description added; 8: turning added [Tim Jackson from personal visit. Details taken from M&S board in the tower. See also CB Glos, Bliss and Sharpe]
12/06/2022Frame Fr1: truss, layout added, material amended [Malcolm Taylor]
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