Ashchurch, Gloucestershire, S Nicholas
| Place | Ashchurch S Nicholas |
| Lieutenancy area | Gloucestershire |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Gloucestershire |
| Dove tower ID | 14753 |
| Rings | 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 11–1–7 in F♯See below |
| Frames | 2See below |
| Grid reference | SO927334 |
| Latitude & longitude | 51.99910, -2.10704View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | GL20 8JU |
| Diocese | Gloucester |
| Church | Church of England |
| Listed grade | II* by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 5640 |
| Also | Toilet |
| URLs | http://www.bagleybells.co.uk/towers/glos.htm#ASHCHURCH https://www.bellsgandb.org.uk/cgi-bin/makepage.cgi?b=11#269 |
| Affiliation | Gloucester and Bristol Diocesan Association |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoard |
Ring of 8, tenor 11–1–7 in F♯
| Bells | 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 11–1–7 (1267 lb or 575 kg) in F♯ (733.2 Hz) |
| Practices | Fri |
| Overhauled | 2024 by Whites of Appleton Bells tuned and rehung with all new fittings in the existing frame |
| Tuned | 2024 |
| Peals | View 78 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5–3–8 | 1469.4 | F♯ | 27.88″ | 2001 | John Taylor Bellfounders Ltd | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 6–1–7 | 1368.2 | E♯ | 28.88″ | 2001 | John Taylor Bellfounders Ltd | F | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 5–1–2 | 1223.1 | D♯ | 29.06″ | 1763 | Thomas Rudhall | R | 8 | FC | ||
| 4 [1] | 5–1–17 | 1095.4 | C♯ | 30.31″ | 1759 | Abel Rudhall | R | 8 | FC | ||
| 5 | 6–1–18 | 981.5 | B | 33.00″ | 1759 | Abel Rudhall | R | 8 | FC | ||
| 6 | 6–2–14 | 914.2 | A♯ | 34.38″ | 1759 | Abel Rudhall | R | 8 | FC | ||
| 7 | 8–0–11 | 817.8 | G♯ | 37.25″ | 1759 | Abel Rudhall | R | 8 | FC | ||
| 8 | 11–1–7 | 733.2 | F♯ | 41.00″ | 1759 | Abel Rudhall | R | X | FC |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2,4 | 2001 | Steel | Hayward Mills Associates | 8.1.B.a | 2.X1 | ||
| 1 | 1,3,5,6,7,8 | 1901 | Steel | Henry Bond | 8.1.A | 6.4 |
Notes
[1]Corrected weight for the bell prior to retuning
Prior to retuning in 2024 by Whites of Appleton, this bell was 5-2-27 (corrected from an earlier submission). Ex inf Malcolm Taylor.
Published: 29/01/2024; updated: 10/02/2024
Update log
| 24/02/2024 | Project completed [Mark Walker, Whites of Appleton] |
| 26/01/2024 | 1-8: weight, nominal amended; 1,3-4,6-8: diameter amended; 3-8: turning amended [WOA data via Mark Walker #006360] |
| 18/10/2023 | New project added [Mark Walker, Whites of Appleton #005773] |
| 12/06/2022 | Fr2: truss, layout added [Malcolm Taylor] |
| 14/02/2019 | 2,3: frameid amended; fr1: date,layout amended [Tim Jackson via 00013295] |