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Bickenhill, West Midlands, S Peter
Place Bickenhill
S Peter
Lieutenancy area West Midlands
Country England
Dove tower ID 15943
Rings 6 (full circle ring), tenor 9½ cwt in ASee below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference SP188824
Latitude & longitude 52.43934, -1.72464Locate using Google Map or OS Map or OpenStreetMap
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode B92 0DN
Diocese Birmingham
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Also Toilet
URL http://warksbells.co.uk/index.php/b/bickenhill
Affiliation St Martin's Guild
Ring of 6, tenor 9½ cwt in A
Bells 6 (full circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 9½ cwt (~1060 lb or ~480 kg) in A (870.5 Hz)
Practice Tue 20:00
Peals View 23 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
Bell Weight Nominal Note Diameter Dated Founder Canons Turning
1 3-3-21 1470.0 F♯ 25.50" 1929 John Taylor & Co F N
2 4¼ cwt 1310.0 E 27.50" 1703 Joseph Smith R 4
3 4¾ cwt 1168.0 D 28.75" 1703 Joseph Smith R 4
4 5¼ cwt 1071.5 C♯ 30.00" 1636† Thomas II Hancox R 4
5 6½ cwt 962.0 B 32.00" 1650 John I Martin R 4
6 9½ cwt 870.5 A 37.50" 1707 Joseph Smith R 4
Source: M Chester; CBCing; Dove tenor wt; CJP; P Denton
Contributed by: Mike Chester
Details of frames
Frame Bells Year Material Maker Truss Layout
2 1 1929 Steel John Taylor & Co 8.1.F.f(ii)
1 2,3,4,5,6 1898 Oak & cast iron James Barwell 7.B.a 5.1
Contributed by: Mike Chester
Last updated: 07/01/2011
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Last updated: 07/01/2011
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