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Finchingfield, Essex, S John Bapt
Place Finchingfield
S John Bapt
Lieutenancy area Essex
Country England
Historic county Essex
Dove tower ID 10918
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 15–2–22 in ESee below
Other bellsSee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference TL686328
Latitude & longitude 51.96810, 0.45296View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode CM7 4NP
Diocese Chelmsford
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 2580
Affiliation Essex Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 128 performances here, of which 11 were peals and 2 were in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 15–2–22 in E
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 15–2–22 (1758 lb or 797 kg) in E (641.0 Hz)
Overhauled
1980 by Whitechapel Bell Foundry
Tuned 1980
Peals View 34 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
15–2–211285.5E29.50″1781Thomas OsbornR4FC
25–1–211208.5D♯30.50″1781Thomas OsbornR4FC
36–1–01079.0C♯32.00″1781Thomas OsbornR4FC
47–0–0959.5B34.00″1781Thomas OsbornR4FC
57–3–8854.5A36.00″1781Thomas OsbornR4FC
68–1–4808.0G♯38.00″1781Thomas OsbornR4FC
712–2–20719.5F♯41.50″1952Gillett & JohnstonFNFC
815–2–22641.0E45.50″1781Thomas OsbornR4FC
Source: D Sloman; R Bickerton; TimJ
Contributed by: David Sloman
Other bells
Bells Edit details
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Service1559.5G18.00″c1599†Bury St Edmunds foundryRS
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,6,7,81980Cast ironWhitechapel Bell Foundry8.3.A.h8.3
Contributed by: David Sloman
Update log
20/04/20241-8: nominal added; note amended [Bells recorded 19/4/2024 via Bill Hibbert #006859]
20/04/2024Service: nominal, note, hanging type added [Bell recorded 19/4/2024 via Bill Hibbert #006858]
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