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Kingston, Dorset, S James
Place Kingston
S James
Unitary authority Dorset
Lieutenancy area Dorset
Country England
Historic county Dorset
Dove tower ID 14840
Rings 10 (full-circle ring), tenor 26–3–16 in DSee below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference SY955795
Latitude & longitude 50.61567, -2.06415View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode BH20 5LL
Diocese Salisbury
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 12292
URL http://www.sdgr.org.uk/branches/east-dorset/tower-123
Affiliation Salisbury Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 343 performances here, of which 86 were peals and 10 were in the last two years
Ring of 10, tenor 26–3–16 in D
Bells 10 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 26–3–16 (3012 lb or 1366 kg) in D (600.5 Hz)
All rings
1026–3–16 in D10 as tenor
610–1–11 in A6 as tenor
Practices Fri 19:00
Overhauled
1985 by John Taylor & Co
Bells lifted to clean and inspect the bearings, replaced as necessary, and clappers rebushed
1921 by John Taylor & Co
New fittings and retuning
Peals View 121 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
16–1–01509.0F♯27.50″2000John Taylor Bellfounders LtdFNFC
27–0–111349.0E28.88″2000John Taylor Bellfounders LtdFNFC
36–3–51205.0D30.50″1920John Taylor & CoFNFC
47–1–231134.0C♯32.50″1878John Taylor & CoRNFC
58–0–21010.0B34.38″1878John Taylor & CoRNFC
610–1–11898.0A36.75″1878John Taylor & CoRNFC
712–3–13803.0G40.63″1878John Taylor & CoRNFC
813–2–11757.0F♯42.25″1878John Taylor & CoRNFC
919–1–15675.0E47.50″1878John Taylor & CoFNFC
1026–3–16600.5D52.63″1920John Taylor & CoFNFC
Source: CJND(Dorset,p368); A Higson; D Sloman; J Pease
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
2 [1]2,42000SteelNicholson Engineering Ltd8.1.F2.X1
11,3,5,6,7,8,9,101878Oak6.A8.3
Contributed by: David Sloman
Notes

[1]Frame Fr2 Layout

Fr2 layout is two pits side-by-side

Published: 05/01/2024

Update log
20/07/2024PN added [Joss Knight, Ringing Master via #007012]
23/11/2023Fr1, Fr2: truss, layout added [Jack Pease, from personal visit]
24/10/2021PN deleted - no regular practice [Jack Pease, Branch Ringing Master, and the 2021-2022 SDGR handbook]
21/05/2021Overhauls added [Bells and Belfries of Dorset, Vol 2, pp368-370; Kingston Church History Guide, Terry Hardy via Jack Pease]
15/03/20201-10: turning added [Jack Pease via 00013651]
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