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Colchester, Essex, S Leonard at the Hythe
PlaceColchester
S Leonard at the Hythe
Shown in county lists as Colchester, S Leonard
Lieutenancy areaEssex
CountryEngland
Historic countyEssex
Dove tower ID14599
Rings6 (full-circle ring), tenor 15–0–0 in FSee below
Frames1See below
Grid referenceTM012247
Latitude & longitude51.88465, 0.92298View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & longNo optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
PostcodeCO1 2NS
DioceseChelmsford
OwnershipChurches Conservation Trust
Church groupChurch of England
Listed gradeII* by Historic England
Church heritage record18810
AffiliationEssex Association
PerformancesSearch for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 94 performances here, of which 9 were peals and 4 were in the last two years
Peal boardsNo 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.
Ring of 6, tenor 15–0–0 in F
Bells6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor15–0–0 (1680 lb or 762 kg) in F (681.2 Hz)
PracticesFri (3rd)
PealsView 27 peals in the Felstead Database
AlsoGround floor ringing chamber
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–2–71149.8D28.75″1927Alfred BowellFNFC
25–3–241027.6C31.13″1755Thomas GardinerY4FC
39–3–7921.4B♭36.63″c1440†William ChamberlainY4FC
411–0–7853.6A38.75″[1460–1485]†John KebyllY4FC
512–1–7767.0G41.38″1719†John ThorntonY4FC
615–0–0681.2F43.88″1926Alfred BowellFNFC
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 61926Cast iron & steelAlfred Bowell8.2.D.a8.3
Update log
03/06/2025Bulk edit on Kebyll bells to remove the date (as none of these bells are dated) and subsitute with blank to default to 1460-1480
01/03/2024CofE Diocese added [CHR]
11/09/20231-6: nominal added; note amended [Tonal analysis following inspection on 04/09/2023 via Nigel Taylor #005615]
28/12/2022CHR Asset ID amended [General review of CCT churches in Dove via Tim Jackson]
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