Place | Deerhurst S Mary |
Lieutenancy area | Gloucestershire |
Country | England |
Historic county | Gloucestershire |
Dove tower ID | 12816 |
Rings | 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 10–3–22 in GSee below |
Frames | 1See below |
Grid reference | SO870299 |
Latitude & longitude | 51.96798, -2.19014View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers |
Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
Postcode | GL19 4BX |
Diocese | Gloucester |
Church | Church of England |
Listed grade | I by Historic England |
Church heritage record | 5644 |
Also | Toilet |
URL | http://www.bagleybells.co.uk/towers/glos.htm#DEERHURST |
Affiliation | Gloucester and Bristol Diocesan Association |
Performances | Search for performances on BellBoard |
Bells | 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
Tenor | 10–3–22 (1226 lb or 556 kg) in G (779.5 Hz) |
Overhauled | 1979 by Whites of Appleton |
Peals | View 9 peals in the Felstead Database |
Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
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1 [1] [2] | 5–0–8 | 1299.5 | E | 28.50″ | 1882 | John Taylor & Co | R | U | FC | ||
2 [3] | 5–1–14 | 1168.5 | D | 30.50″ | 1736 | Abel Rudhall | R | U | FC | ||
3 [4] | 5–3–9 | 1037.5 | C | 31.75″ | 1771 | Thomas Rudhall | Y | 4 | FC | ||
4 | 6–0–16 | 973.0 | B | 32.50″ | 1736 | Abel Rudhall | Y | 4 | FC | ||
5 [5] | 6–3–0 | 874.0 | A | 35.31″ | 1826 | Thomas II Mears | R | 8 | FC | ||
6 | 10–3–22 | 779.5 | G | 40.00″ | 1737 | Abel Rudhall | Y | 4 | FC |
Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 [6] | 1,2,3,4,5,6 | 1979 | Iroko | Whites of Appleton | 6.A | 6.X |
[1]Bell history
Prior to recasting in 1882 bell 1/6 was Abel Rudhall 1736
Published: 24/02/2024; updated: 24/02/2024
[2]Turning
Bell 1/6 is probably quarter-turned but re-tuning has removed the old clapper indents
Published: 26/07/2024; updated: 26/07/2024
[3]Turning
Bell 2/6 is probably quarter-turned but re-tuning has removed the old clapper indents
Published: 26/07/2024; updated: 26/07/2024
[4]Bell history
Prior to recasting in 1872, bell 3/6 was Abel Rudhall 1736. Prior to replacement in 1979, bell 3/6 was William Blews 1872. Extant bell 3/6 was previously bell 2/3 at Winstone, Glos
Published: 24/02/2024
[5]Bell history
Bell 5/6, previously bell 7/8 at Coleorton, Leics, was sourced by the Keltek Trust in 2006. The original 5/6 bell (Rudhall 1736) had cracked and had been repaired several times before it was scrapped
Published: 07/02/2024
[6]Frame layout
The frame layout is effectively 3.1 joined to 3.3. 1,2,3 swing E-W side-by-side on the east of the tower, the tenor swings N-S in centre of tower, 4,5 swing E-W side-by-side on the west of the tower.
Published: 01/01/2023
24/02/2024 | 1,3: history of bells added [Malcolm Taylor, citing CB Glos, Bliss and Sharpe.] |
07/02/2024 | Bell note added; 3: canons amended; 1-6: turning amended [Malcolm Taylor. See also Keltek Trust website: https://www.keltektrust.org.uk/downloads/KT%20Gloucestershire.pdf for bell #5 history] |
18/08/2022 | Frame Fr1: layout amended [Malcolm Taylor] |
15/02/2019 | Frame Fr1: truss added,layout amended [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |