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Ackworth, West Yorkshire, S Cuthbert
PlaceAckworth
S Cuthbert
or High Ackworth
Metropolitan boroughCity of Wakefield
Lieutenancy areaWest Yorkshire
CountryEngland
Historic subdivisionWest Riding
Historic countyYorkshire
Dove tower ID17105
Rings6 (full-circle ring), tenor 14 cwt in FSee below
Frames1See below
Grid referenceSE440180
Latitude & longitude53.65726, -1.33536View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & longNo optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
PostcodeWF7 7EJ
DioceseLeeds
Church groupChurch of England
Listed gradeII* by Historic England
Church heritage record13979
AffiliationYorkshire Association
PerformancesSearch for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 6 performances here, of which 2 were peals and 2 were in the last two years
Peal boardsNo 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 6, tenor 14 cwt in F
Bells6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor14 cwt (~1600 lb or ~700 kg) in F (720.0 Hz)
PracticesFri
Projects & overhauls
2024 by John Taylor & Co (major overhaul)
5th & tenor bells rehung with new gudgeons and bearings. All the clappers and crown staples fully restored and the wrought iron clappers annealed
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PealsView 2 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13¼ cwt1194.0D26.00″1760†Joseph LudlamYNFC
23¾ cwt1058.5C28.75″1760†Joseph LudlamYNFC
36¼ cwt943.5B♭32.75″1662†Abraham Smith & William CuredonRNFC
47¾ cwt878.0A35.25″c1499†(unidentified)RNFC
510 cwt789.5G38.75″c1520†Heathcote (generic)RNFC
614 cwt720.0F41.25″1880John Warner & SonsDNFC
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6Oak6.A6.1
Update log
26/09/2025Fr1: truss added; 1-6: nominal, turning added, note amended [Tim Jackson, from personal visit. Recorded by Tim Jackson and analysed by Nick Bowden]
19/04/2024Project completed [David Potter #006848]
01/03/2024Project under way [David Potter #006565]
06/12/2023Future project added [David Potter #006010]
09/08/2022Frame Fr1: layout added [Andrew Aspland]
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