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London, City of London, S Bartholomew Gt, Smithfield
Place London, Smithfield
S Bartholomew Gt
or Smithfield
Shown in County Lists as London, Smithfield
Lieutenancy area City of London
Country England
Dove tower ID 13868
Rings 5 (full circle ring), tenor 5½ cwt in BSee below
Other bellsSee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference TQ319816
Latitude & longitude 51.51876, -0.09967Locate using Google Map or OS Map or OpenStreetMap
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode EC1A 9DY
Diocese London
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Also Toilet
URL http://london.lovesguide.com/tower.php?id=750
Affiliation Middlesex County Association and London Diocesan Guild
Ring of 5, tenor 5½ cwt in B
Bells 5 (full circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 5½ cwt (~620 lb or ~280 kg) in B (1011.5 Hz)
Practice Thu 18:30
Overhauled
1952 by Mears & Stainbank
Tuned 1952
Peals View 8 peals in the Felstead Database
Additional information Anticlockwise; the oldest complete ring of 5 or more bells
Bell Weight Nominal Note Diameter Dated Founder Canons Turning
1 2 cwt 1507.0 F♯ 22.00" c1510† Thomas Bullisdon Y 4
2 2¾ cwt 1358.0 E 24.00" c1510† Thomas Bullisdon Y 4
3 3½ cwt 1263.0 D♯ 26.50" c1510† Thomas Bullisdon Y 4
4 4¼ cwt 1127.5 C♯ 29.00" c1510† Thomas Bullisdon Y 4
5 5½ cwt 1011.5 B 31.00" c1510† Thomas Bullisdon Y 4
Source: M Blurton(DrL website); CBC; P Denton; J Hedgcock
Contributed by: Matthew Blurton
Other bells
Bells Edit details
Bell Weight Nominal Note Diameter Dated Founder Canons Turning
Clock 3-2-22 25.50" 1814 Thomas II Mears
Details of frame
Frame Bells Year Material Maker Truss Layout
1 1,2,3,4,5 of 5 c1628† Timber Locally manufactured
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Last updated: 06/08/2010
Update log
14/02/2021 Noting the oldest complete ring of 5 or more bells [Dove records]
24/09/2020 1-5: turning added [[James Hedgcock] via 00014004]
05/02/2020 URL amended [TimJ (#263) via URLbad]
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Content: Dove Team — Programming: Sid Baldwin & Richard Smith.
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