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Merton, Greater London, S Mary
Place Merton
S Mary
Shown in county lists as Merton, S Mary
London borough Merton
Lieutenancy area Greater London
Country England
Historic county Surrey
Dove tower ID 12509
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 7–0–26 in ASee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference TQ251694
Latitude & longitude 51.41015, -0.20265View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode SW19 3HQ
Diocese Southwark
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Church heritage record 13079
URLs http://towers.surreybellringers.org.uk/pages/merton-park-st-mary
https://stmarysmerton.churchdesk.com/page/51/our-bell-ringers
Affiliation Surrey Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 80 performances here, of which 6 were peals and 10 were in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 7–0–26 in A
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 7–0–26 (810 lb or 367 kg) in A (880.0 Hz)
Practices Mon
Peals View 15 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13–1–261488.5F♯24.88″1970Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
23–2–231327.7E26.75″1897Mears & StainbankR8FC
34–2–61182.1D29.00″1897Mears & StainbankR8FC
44–3–41111.3C♯29.75″1803Thomas I MearsR8FC
56–3–14987.2B33.13″c1456†John DanyellY8FC
67–0–26880.0A35.00″1621Bryan I EldridgeY8FC
Source: A Bagworth(WBF twr board); CBC; D Sloman
Contributed by: Alan Bagworth
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
1 [1]1,2,3,4,5,61970SteelWhitechapel Bell Foundry8.1.B.c6.X
Contributed by: David Sloman
Notes

[1]Frame Fr1 layout

Frame Fr1 Layout is Layout 5.1 with an additional pit parallel to Pit D, centred along the edge of Pits C and D.

Published: 04/12/2023; updated: 19/12/2024

Update log
23/11/2023Frame Fr1: date, maker, truss, layout added, material amended [Peter Smith, Dave Delpy, and Ed Gosden, local contacts]
27/02/20221-6: nominal, turning added. [Nigel Taylor (personal tuning records)]
16/02/2022URL added [Daphne Perry]
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