Tower details

Place	Hewelsfield S Mary Magd
Lieutenancy area	Gloucestershire
Country	England
Historic county	Gloucestershire
Dove tower ID	10448
Rings	6 (full-circle ring), tenor 10–2–21 in A♭See below
Frames	1See below
Grid reference	SO567021
Latitude & longitude	51.71625, -2.62725View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long	No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode	GL15 6UH
Diocese	Gloucester
Church	Church of England
Listed grade	II* by Historic England
Church heritage record	5539
URL	http://www.bagleybells.co.uk/towers/glos.htm#HEWELSFIEL
Affiliation	Gloucester and Bristol Diocesan Association
Performances	Search for performances on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard listed 29 performances here, of which 7 were peals and 1 was in the last two years

Bells	6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor	10–2–21 (1197 lb or 543 kg) in A♭ (802.0 Hz)
Practices	Wed (2nd, 4th)
Overhauled	2007 by John Taylor & Co
Peals	View 10 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 [1]	3–3–6	1361.0	F	26.50″	1866	John Taylor & Co	Y	Y	FC
	2	3–3–26	1220.0	E♭	27.13″	1733	William Evans	Y	Y	FC
	3	4–1–2	1089.0	D♭	28.38″	1634	John I Pennington ('IP')	R	Y	FC
	4	4–3–26	1014.0	C	30.50″	1864	G Mears & Co	Y	N	FC
	5	6–2–20	915.0	B♭	34.00″	1746	William Evans	R	Y	FC
	6	10–2–21	802.0	A♭	38.63″	c1499†	Robert Hendley	R	Y	FC

	Frame	Bells	Year	Material	Maker	Truss	Layout
	1	1,2,3,4,5,6	c1864	Oak	? G Mears & Co

[1]History of the bell

Bell 1/6 at Hewelsfield was formerly bell 1/1 at Eddington, S Saviour, Berks. [ex inf David Sloman]

Published: 02/09/2024

02/09/2024	Note on the treble added. [David Sloman]
09/01/2022	PN amended [David Shoubridge, Tower Captain]