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Thorpe le Soken, Essex, S Michael
PlaceThorpe le Soken
S Michael
Lieutenancy areaEssex
CountryEngland
Historic countyEssex
Dove tower ID10441
Rings6 (full-circle ring), tenor 9–2–0 in GSee below
Frames1See below
Grid referenceTM179222
Latitude & longitude51.85670, 1.16305View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & longNo optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
PostcodeCO16 0EB
DioceseChelmsford
Church groupChurch of England
Listed gradeII* by Historic England
Church heritage record2741
AlsoToilet
AffiliationEssex Association
PerformancesSearch for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 26 performances here, of which 11 were peals and 2 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 9–2–0 in G
Bells6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor9–2–0 (1064 lb or 483 kg) in G (769.5 Hz)
PealsView 38 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–0–141322.5E26.75″1935Alfred BowellFNFC
24–2–71162.0D28.25″1866Mears & StainbankY4FC
35–1–141028.5C30.75″1819Thomas II MearsY4FC
45–2–7968.0B31.75″1843Thomas II MearsY4FC
57–0–10864.0A34.25″1688†Charles NewmanY4FC
69–2–0769.5G38.25″1880Mears & StainbankY4FC
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 61935Cast iron & steelAlfred Bowell~ 8.3.A.h6.1
Update log
08/10/20191-6: partials added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
25/03/2019Tenor note and ring key not F#(nominal: G-32c) [TimJ pNBR#13359 via pNBR]
25/03/20191-6: nominal added,note amended [Tim Jackson via 00013359]
24/03/2019Tenor wt is precise not approx [TimJ (REMRKS242; C Pickford) via e-mail]
24/03/20196: wt is precise [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
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