Hayfield, Derbyshire, S Matthew
| Place | Hayfield S Matthew |
| Lieutenancy area | Derbyshire |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Derbyshire |
| Dove tower ID | 15486 |
| Rings | 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 10–2–21 in A♭See below |
| Frames | 1See below |
| Grid reference | SK036869 |
| Latitude & longitude | 53.37945, -1.94603View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | SK22 2ER |
| Diocese | Derby |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | II by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 4025 |
| Also | Toilet |
| URLs | https://hayfieldstmatts.chessck.co.uk/bellringing https://derbyda.org.uk/towers/details/?id=66 https://www.chesterdg.org.uk/individual-towers/hayfield-st_matthew |
| Affiliations | Chester Diocesan Guild Derby Diocesan Association |
| 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 10–2–21 in A♭
| Bells | 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 10–2–21 (1197 lb or 543 kg) in A♭ (840.0 Hz) |
| Practices | Wed 19:00 |
| Projects & overhauls | 1947 by John Taylor & Co (major overhaul) Existing six rehung with new gudgeons and ball bearings; new treble and tenor of eight cast and hung; existing fourth (now fifth) tuned down a semitone 1909 by John Taylor & Co (major overhaul) Bells (now middle six) were overhauled and tuned. Treble (now second) recast; ring tuned (as a ring of six); hung in new eight-bell frame |
| Tuned | 1909 |
| Peals | View 42 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Additional information | Ellacombe apparatus |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3–1–6 | 1680.5 | A♭ | 23.50″ | 1947 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 3–2–22 | 1589.0 | G | 24.75″ | 1909 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 3–3–4 | 1414.0 | F | 26.00″ | 1793 | John Rudhall | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 4 | 4–0–5 | 1258.0 | E♭ | 27.13″ | 1793 | John Rudhall | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 5 | 4–1–6 | 1119.0 | D♭ | 28.75″ | 1793 | John Rudhall | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 6 | 5–3–9 | 1055.5 | C | 31.75″ | 1793 | John Rudhall | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 7 | 6–3–18 | 942.0 | B♭ | 34.13″ | 1793 | John Rudhall | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 8 | 10–2–21 | 840.0 | A♭ | 38.00″ | 1947 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC |
Details of frame
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | 1909 | Cast iron | John Taylor & Co (Bellfounders) Ltd | 8.3.A.h | 8.3 |
Update log
| 16/12/2025 | Chester DG URL amended [Harold Cataquet, Chester DG web master] |
| 07/09/2025 | URL amended [Dove's Guide URL checker via #009158] |
| 08/09/2022 | Overhauls added; frame Fr1: date, maker, layout added, truss amended [Chris Pickford from the Taylors archive. Additional information (picture) provided by Reg Radford, local contact] |
| 07/09/2022 | 1-8: turning added [Reg Radford - local ringer via James Hedgcock] |
| 31/07/2022 | Ellacombe & URLs added [Ellacombe Chimes Community Group via Elaine Radford] |