Tower details

Place	Hatfield S Etheldreda
Lieutenancy area	Hertfordshire
Country	England
Historic county	Hertfordshire
Dove tower ID	16620
Rings	10 (full-circle ring), tenor 23–1–20 in DSee below
Frames	2See below
Grid reference	TL234084
Latitude & longitude	51.76148, -0.21236View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long	No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode	AL9 5AL
Diocese	St Albans
Church	Church of England
Listed grade	I by Historic England
Church heritage record	11261
URL	https://www.hcacr.org/tower-16620
Affiliation	Hertford County Association
Performances	Search for performances on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard listed 118 performances here, of which 39 were peals and 3 were in the last two years

Bells

10 (full-circle ring)Edit details

Tenor

23–1–20 (2624 lb or 1190 kg) in D (582.0 Hz)

All rings

10	23–1–20 in D	10 as tenor
6	9–0–21 in A	6 as tenor

Practices

Thu

Overhauled

1938 by John Taylor & Co

Peals

View 108 peals in the Felstead Database

	Bell	Weight	Nominal	Note	Diameter	Dated	Founder	Canons	Turning	Hanging
	1	5–1–0	1471.0	F♯	27.75″	1929	Mears & Stainbank	F		FC
	2	6–0–22	1308.0	E	30.00″	1929	Mears & Stainbank	F		FC
	3	8–0–10	1166.0	D	33.00″	1786†	John Briant	R		FC
	4	7–2–7	1099.0	C♯	33.00″	1786†	John Briant	R		FC
	5	8–2–9	979.0	B	35.50″	1786†	John Briant	R		FC
	6	9–0–21	874.0	A	37.25″	1786†	John Briant	R		FC
	7	10–2–14	777.5	G	39.75″	1786†	John Briant	R		FC
	8	10–2–9	734.0	F♯	41.50″	1841	Thomas II Mears	R		FC
	9	16–0–22	654.0	E	46.25″	1786†	John Briant	R		FC
	10	23–1–20	582.0	D	52.00″	1786†	John Briant	R		FC

	Frame	Bells	Year	Material	Maker	Truss	Layout
	2	1,2	1929	Cast iron	Mears & Stainbank
	1	3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10	1786	Timber	John Briant

Contributed by: Philip Denton

30/01/2025

HCACR URL amended [Lucas Williams, HCACR Web Master]