Dorchester, Dorset, S Peter
| Place | Dorchester S Peter |
| Unitary authority | Dorset |
| Lieutenancy area | Dorset |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Dorset |
| Dove tower ID | 14268 |
| Rings | 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 20¾ cwt in ESee below |
| Frames | 1See below |
| Grid reference | SY692907 |
| Latitude & longitude | 50.71560, -2.43702View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | DT1 1XA |
| Diocese | Salisbury |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 12065 |
| URLs | https://sdgr.org.uk/dorchester/ https://www.dorchesteranglican.org.uk/Groups/433508/The_bells_of.aspx |
| Affiliation | Salisbury Diocesan Guild |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise |
| Peal boards | No 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. |
| Biographies | View the biographies of ringers at this tower on the Central Council Ringing History Hub |
Ring of 8, tenor 20¾ cwt in E
| Bells | 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 20¾ cwt (~2320 lb or ~1050 kg) in E (642.5 Hz) |
| Practices | Mon |
| Projects & overhauls | 2026 by John Taylor & Co All clappers/crown staples fully restored, including annealing, re-facing, new baldricks and bushes as appropriate. Replaced 7th clapper and crown staple with new ones. |
| Peals | View 50 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Additional information | Seage apparatus present |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 cwt | 1303.0 | E | 31.00″ | 1750 | Thomas I Bilbie | Y | FC | |||
| 2 | 6¼ cwt | 1217.5 | D♯ | 31.38″ | 1803 | Thomas (Castleman) III Bilbie | Y | FC | |||
| 3 | 6½ cwt | 1074.0 | C♯ | 32.63″ | 1734 | Thomas I Bilbie | R | FC | |||
| 4 | 8½ cwt | 964.0 | B | 35.00″ | 1889 | John Warner & Sons | D | FC | |||
| 5 | 9 cwt | 857.5 | A | 36.75″ | 1734 | Thomas I Bilbie | R | FC | |||
| 6 | 11–3–23 | 804.5 | G♯ | 39.88″ | 1889 | John Warner & Sons | D | FC | |||
| 7 | 14–1–5 | 719.7 | F♯ | 42.88″ | 1889 | John Warner & Sons | D | FC | |||
| 8 | 20¾ cwt | 642.5 | E | 49.25″ | 1734 | Thomas I Bilbie | R | FC |
Details of frame
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | 1889 | Cast iron | John Warner & Sons | 8.3.A.e | 8.3 |
Update log
| 21/06/2026 | Project completed [David Potter via #010565] |
| 26/05/2026 | Project added [David Potter via #010410] |
| 12/01/2026 | Postcode amended (postcode DT1 1UG was terminated on 01/Jul/2025) [Quarterly postcode check using ONS data sourced via Doogal website] |
| 21/05/2025 | URL amended (URL https://dorchesteranglican.org.uk/churches/st-peter/bells gives 404 error (not found)) [Error detected by Dove Tower URL Checker. Replacement URL determined by Tim Jackson] |
| 31/05/2024 | Frame Fr1: truss, layout added [Jack Pease, from personal visit] |
| 10/07/2023 | Seage apparatus added [Stephen Pocock from personal observation #005325] |
| 17/06/2023 | URL amended [Error detected by Dove Tower URL Checker. Replacement URL determined by Tim Jackson] |