West Stafford, Dorset, S Andrew
Place | West Stafford S Andrew |
Unitary authority | Dorset |
Lieutenancy area | Dorset |
Country | England |
Historic county | Dorset |
Dove tower ID | 14503 |
Rings | 3 (full-circle ring), tenor 6½ cwt in BSee below |
Frames | 1See below |
Grid reference | SY725896 |
Latitude & longitude | 50.70565, -2.39017View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers |
Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
Postcode | DT2 8UB |
Diocese | Salisbury |
Church | Church of England |
Listed grade | I by Historic England |
Church heritage record | 12089 |
URL | http://www.sdgr.org.uk/branches/dorchester/tower-256 |
Affiliation | Salisbury Diocesan Guild |
Performances | Search for performances on BellBoard |
Ring of 3, tenor 6½ cwt in B
Bells | 3 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
Tenor | 6½ cwt (728 lb or ~330 kg) in B (962.5 Hz) |
Overhauled | 1995 by Nicholson Engineering Ltd |
Also | Ground floor ringing chamber |
Additional information | Ropes fall in a straight line Ellacombe apparatus Tuning: 1-3 of 5 |
Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4½ cwt | 1145.0 | D | 28.00″ | 1620† | John Wallis | Y | 4 | FC | ||
2 | 5¼ cwt | 1024.5 | C | 30.38″ | 1595† | John Wallis | R | 4 | FC | ||
3 | 6½ cwt | 962.5 | B | 33.63″ | 1620† | John Wallis | R | 4 | FC |
Details of frame
Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1,2,3 | c1899 | Timber | 6.A | 3.1 |
Update log
30/12/2023 | Fr1: truss, layout added [Ashley Monck via Frame Backlog] |
30/07/2022 | Ellacombe added [https://bb.ringingworld.co.uk/view.php?id=1524586] |
25/01/2022 | 1-3: nominal, turning added [Bells inspected 16/1/21. Bell recordings put through Wavanal and agreed by Nick Bowden via Ashley Monck (O’Shea Engineering)] |
25/01/2022 | Overhaul contractor added [Dalton Part III via Ashley Monck (O’Shea Engineering)] |