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Sandon, Essex, S Andrew
PlaceSandon
S Andrew
Lieutenancy areaEssex
CountryEngland
Historic countyEssex
Dove tower ID14287
Rings6 (full-circle ring), tenor 9–2–9 in GSee below
Frames2See below
Grid referenceTL742048
Latitude & longitude51.71495, 0.52164View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & longNo optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
PostcodeCM2 7SL
DioceseChelmsford
Church groupChurch of England
Listed gradeII* by Historic England
Church heritage record2436
AlsoToilet
AffiliationEssex Association
PerformancesSearch for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 130 performances here, of which 14 were peals and 21 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 9–2–9 in G
Bells6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor9–2–9 (1073 lb or 487 kg) in G (782.9 Hz)
PracticesTue
Projects & overhauls
2022 by Nicholson Engineering Ltd (major overhaul)
Major overhaul and partial redesign of the installation. Bells tuned. Ringing fittings restored. Bells rehung in existing frame
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Tuned2022
PealsView 36 peals in the Felstead Database
AlsoSimulator
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
15–0–51310.4E28.19″1951Gillett & JohnstonF4FC
24–1–111171.1D28.31″1653†John Hodson & William WhitmoreRMFC
34–3–251046.8C30.81″1653†John Hodson & William WhitmoreRMFC
45–3–9979.9B32.06″1854Charles & George MearsRMFC
57–0–23875.9A34.44″1784Chapman & MearsRMFC
69–2–9782.9G38.44″1908James Barwell & CoFMFC
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
1 [1]2, 3, 4, 5, 61908CompositeJames Barwell7.C.d5.1 ➔ 6.X
– 1.111951SteelGillett & Johnston8.1.B.a1
Notes

[1]Frame Fr1 Resultant Layouit

Fr1 Resultant layout is Layout 5.1 with an additional single pit parallel to and centred on the opposite side from Pits B and C.

Published: 08/07/2024

Update log
10/10/2024Simulator added [Colin Chapman via #007587]
12/05/2022Project completed; 1-6: weight, diameter, turning amended; 1-6: nominal added; 2-5: welded added; Fr1.1: material, truss, layout amended [Andrew Nicholson]
07/04/2022New project added (major refurbishment) [Andrew Nicholson]
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