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Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, S Mark
Place Cheltenham
S Mark
Shown in county lists as Cheltenham, S Mark
Lieutenancy area Gloucestershire
Country England
Historic county Gloucestershire
Dove tower ID 15682
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 16–1–2 in FSee below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference SO928219
Latitude & longitude 51.89641, -2.10567View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long A suggested satnav destination for this tower is at 51.89670, -2.10547
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Postcode GL51 7BJ
Diocese Gloucester
Church Church of England
Listed grade II by Historic England
Church heritage record 5662
Also Toilet
URL http://www.stmarkschelt.co.uk
Affiliation Gloucester and Bristol Diocesan Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 179 performances here, of which 42 were peals and 13 were in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 16–1–2 in F
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 16–1–2 (1822 lb or 826 kg) in F (700.0 Hz)
Practices Mon
Overhauled
2007 by Hayward Mills Associates
The frame was rebuilt forming Fr1 using the existing A-frame sides but incorporating one spare A-frame side from the HMA 2006 project at Ashby de la Zouch, plus a Fr 2 with 3 pits to enable the ring to be augmented from 5 to 8.
Peals View 42 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–3–241420.5F26.37″2007Taylors, Eayre & SmithFNFC
25–1–221341.0E28.22″2007Taylors, Eayre & SmithFNFC
35–3–221194.5D30.86″2007Taylors, Eayre & SmithFNFC
46–0–81062.5C31.18″1884John Taylor & CoRYFC
57–2–9946.0B♭33.78″1884John Taylor & CoRYFC
68–0–3896.0A35.24″1884John Taylor & CoRYFC
710–3–13798.0G39.25″1884John Taylor & CoFYFC
816–1–2700.0F44.41″1884John Taylor & CoFYFC
Source: S Ridley(HMA); P Mason; TimJ(M Taylor:REMRKS251)
Contributed by: Simon Ridley
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
2 [1]3,4,62007SteelHayward Mills Associates8.1.B.a3.X
11,2,5,7,82007Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.C.b5.12 R
Contributed by: Tim Jackson
Notes

[1]Layout of frame

Frame Fr2 Layout is Pits A,B,C of Layout 6.4.

Published: 17/11/2024

Update log
17/11/2024Details of 1884 (destroyed) frame added [Simon Ridley, tower captain, Malcolm Taylor, and Peter Hayward]
15/08/20241-8: bell names added [Details at https://www.stmarkschelt.co.uk/bells.htm via Simon Ridley #007321]
30/10/2019fr1: date,maker,material,layout amended; [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
30/10/2019fr1(mod): date,maker,layout added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
07/04/2019fr2: truss amended [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
17/03/2019fr1,fr2: truss added,layout amended [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
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