Hempsted, Gloucestershire, S Swithun
| Place | Hempsted S Swithun |
| Lieutenancy area | Gloucestershire |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Gloucestershire |
| Dove tower ID | 11616 |
| Rings | 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 10–2–12 in F♯See below |
| Frames | 2See below |
| Grid reference | SO813170 |
| Latitude & longitude | 51.85158, -2.27191View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | GL2 5LW |
| Diocese | Gloucester |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | II* by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 5568 |
| URL | http://www.bagleybells.co.uk/towers/glos.htm#HEMPSTED |
| Affiliation | Gloucester and Bristol 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. |
Ring of 8, tenor 10–2–12 in F♯
| Bells | 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 10–2–12 (1188 lb or 539 kg) in F♯ (738.0 Hz) |
| Practices | Wed |
| Projects & overhauls | 1979 by Whitechapel Bell Foundry (major overhaul) |
| Tuned | 1979 |
| Peals | View 45 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Also | Ground floor ringing chamber |
| Additional information | Rung from chancel |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3–1–20 | 1477.0 | F♯ | 25.00″ | 1979 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | FC | |||
| 2 | 3–2–16 | 1395.0 | E♯ | 25.88″ | 1979 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | FC | |||
| 3 | 4–1–8 | 1245.0 | D♯ | 27.63″ | 1885 | Mears & Stainbank | R | FC | |||
| 4 | 4–2–12 | 1106.0 | C♯ | 29.50″ | 1764 | Thomas Rudhall | R | FC | |||
| 5 | 5–3–0 | 988.0 | B | 32.25″ | 1694 | Abraham I Rudhall | R | FC | |||
| 6 | 6–1–8 | 931.5 | A♯ | 33.25″ | 1817 | John Rudhall | R | FC | |||
| 7 | 8–0–9 | 828.5 | G♯ | 37.00″ | 1817 | John Rudhall | R | FC | |||
| 8 | 10–2–12 | 738.0 | F♯ | 40.25″ | 1694 | Abraham I Rudhall | R | FC |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3, 5, 7 | 1979 | Cast iron | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | 8.3.D.a | 3.3 | ||
| 1 | 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 | 1979 | Cast iron | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | 8.3.D.a | 5.12 |
Update log
| 29/12/2022 | 4: weight amended [Whitechapel records via David Sloman #004327] |
| 22/07/2022 | 4-8: diameter amended; 3: date amended; 6: weight amended [Nigel Taylor via Chris Pickford. Tim Jackson (#3, #6 amendments) from personal visit (WBF board in the tower)] |
| 13/06/2022 | Fr1,Fr2: layout added [Malcolm Taylor] |
| 19/05/2019 | 1-8: nominal added [Tim Jackson via 00013419] |
| 17/03/2019 | fr1,fr2: material amended,truss added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |