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Henlow, Bedfordshire, S Mary
Place Henlow
S Mary
Lieutenancy area Bedfordshire
Country England
Dove tower ID 10174
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 14½ cwt in F♯See below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference TL177387
Latitude & longitude 52.03469, -0.28422View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers
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Postcode SG16 6AY
Diocese St Albans
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Also Toilet
Affiliation Bedfordshire Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
Ring of 8, tenor 14½ cwt in F♯
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 14½ cwt (1624 lb or ~740 kg) in F♯ (724.5 Hz)
Practice Tue
Peals View 284 peals in the Felstead Database
Bell Weight Nominal Note Diameter Dated Founder Canons Turning
1 4–2–11 1461.0 F♯ 26.50" 1979 John Taylor & Co (Bellfounders) Ltd F N
2 5–0–18 1364.0 E♯ 28.00" 1979 John Taylor & Co (Bellfounders) Ltd F N
3 5–0–16 1216.0 D♯ 30.25" 1931 Mears & Stainbank F N
4 5½ cwt 1097.5 C♯ 31.50" 1650 Miles III Graye Y 4
5 6¾ cwt 974.0 B 33.88" 1628 James Keene Y 4
6 8 cwt 911.0 A♯ 34.50" 1638 Miles I Graye Y 4
7 11 cwt 801.0 G♯ 38.00" 1750 Joseph Eayre Y 4
8 14½ cwt 724.5 F♯ 42.00" 1877 John Warner & Sons R 4
Source: C Pickford; A Higson; Dove tenor wt
Contributed by: Chris Pickford
Details of frames
Frame Bells Year Material Maker Truss Layout
2 1,2 1980 Steel John Gipson 8.1.A.a 2.X2
1 3,4,5,6,7,8 c1630 Timber John and Richard Cheese 6.G 6.8
Contributed by: Chris Pickford
Update log
13/06/2020 fr1: layout amended; fr2: layout added [Chris Pickford via e-mail]
04/04/2020 URL removed; (TimJ#272) not found: [www.henlowchurch.org.uk/St%20Mary%20Bells.htm via URLbad]
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