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 | 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 BellBoard |
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) List all |
| Tuned | 1979 |
| Peals | View 45 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Also | Ground floor ringing chamber |
| Additional information | Rung from chancel |
| Bell | Weight | Nominal | 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] |