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Gainford, Durham, S Mary
Place Gainford
S Mary
Unitary authority Durham
Lieutenancy area Durham
Country England
Historic county Durham
Dove tower ID 11335
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 11–3–4 in G♯See below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference NZ169166
Latitude & longitude 54.54511, -1.73941View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode DL2 3DR
Diocese Durham
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 4396
URL https://northeastbells.co.uk/gainford/
Affiliation Durham and Newcastle Diocesan Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 16 performances here, of which 2 were peals and none were in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 11–3–4 in G♯
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 11–3–4 (1320 lb or 599 kg) in G♯ (836.0 Hz)
Peals View 8 peals in the Felstead Database
Additional information Ellacombe apparatus
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
16–0–151405.0E♯29.75″1865John Taylor & CoRNFC
26–1–171253.0D♯31.63″1865John Taylor & CoR4FC
37–2–231116.0C♯33.75″1865John Taylor & CoRNFC
47–3–161052.0B♯34.63″1865John Taylor & CoR4FC
58–2–16937.0A♯37.00″1865John Taylor & CoR4FC
611–3–4836.0G♯40.75″1865John Taylor & CoR4FC
Source: A Higson
Contributed by: Andrew Higson
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,61926TimberJohn Taylor & Co6.A6.5
Update log
24/01/20251-6: turning added; frame added; Ellacombe added [Kye L Leaver, personal visit 23/01/25 via #008101]
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