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Hellidon, Northamptonshire, S John Bapt
Place Hellidon
S John Bapt
or Helidon
Unitary authority West Northamptonshire
Lieutenancy area Northamptonshire
Country England
Historic county Northamptonshire
Dove tower ID 15765
Rings 5 (full-circle ring), tenor 8–0–24 in A♭See below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference SP515581
Latitude & longitude 52.21952, -1.24661View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode NN11 6LH
Diocese Peterborough
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Church heritage record 10167
Affiliation Peterborough Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 17 performances here, of which 3 were peals and 1 was in the last two years
Ring of 5, tenor 8–0–24 in A♭
Bells 5 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 8–0–24 (920 lb or 417 kg) in A♭
Practices Tue 10:00
Projects & overhauls
1993 by Whitechapel Bell Foundry (major overhaul)
1635 by Hugh II Watts (ring created)
Ring installed
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Peals View 6 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13–2–3E♭25.81″1993Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
24–0–23D♭27.44″1635Hugh II WattsY8FC
34–2–10C28.69″1635Hugh II WattsY8FC
45–3–13B♭31.75″1615Hugh II WattsY8FC
58–0–24A♭35.38″1635Hugh II WattsY8FC
Source: GAD; Dove tenor wt; P Denton; G Pullin; C Pickford; D Sloman(WBF)
Contributed by: George Dawson
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
21, 2, 3, 41864TimberWilliam Watson6.A4.6
151993Cast ironWhitechapel Bell Foundry8.3.A.h1
Contributed by: Chris Pickford
Update log
24/11/2023Fr1: year, layout added [Geoff Pullin via Frame Backlog]
29/07/20212-5: canons added; 1-5: turning added [Geoff Pullin (belfry visit 29/7/21) via Email]
01/03/20191: diam added; 2-5: diam amended [David Sloman via 00013322]
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