Ledbury, Herefordshire, S Michael & All Angels
| Place | Ledbury S Michael & All Angels |
| Unitary authority | Herefordshire |
| Lieutenancy area | Herefordshire |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Herefordshire |
| Dove tower ID | 14435 |
| Rings | 10 (full-circle ring), tenor 19–3–6 in E♭See below |
| Frames | 2See below |
| Grid reference | SO712377 |
| Latitude & longitude | 52.03724, -2.42009View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | HR8 1DR |
| Diocese | Hereford |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 6211 |
| URLs | http://www.bagleybells.co.uk/towers/herfs.htm#LEDBURY https://hdgb.org/?tower=ledbury |
| Affiliation | Hereford Diocesan Guild |
| 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 10, tenor 19–3–6 in E♭
| Bells | 10 (full-circle ring)Edit details | ||||||
| Tenor | 19–3–6 (2218 lb or 1006 kg) in E♭ (627.7 Hz) | ||||||
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| Projects & overhauls | 2020 by Whites of Appleton (major overhaul) Rehang and augment to 10 1951 by John Taylor & Co (major overhaul) | ||||||
| Tuned | 2020 | ||||||
| Peals | View 75 peals in the Felstead Database | ||||||
| Additional information | Detached tower |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5–0–11 | 1577.1 | G | 26.00″ | 2020 | Westley Group | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 4–3–2 | 1409.9 | F | 27.31″ | 2020 | Westley Group | F | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 4–3–13 | 1263.3 | E♭ | 27.75″ | 1690 | Abraham I Rudhall | R | 8 | FC | ||
| 4 | 5–1–13 | 1178.7 | D | 29.50″ | 2020 | Westley Group | F | N | FC | ||
| 5 | 5–1–5 | 1051.3 | C | 30.06″ | 1706 | Abraham I Rudhall | R | 8 | FC | ||
| 6 | 6–3–19 | 939.6 | B♭ | 33.00″ | 1723 | Abraham II Rudhall | R | 8 | FC | ||
| 7 | 9–0–27 | 839.8 | A♭ | 36.50″ | 2020 | Westley Group | F | N | FC | ||
| 8 | 9–0–23 | 786.0 | G | 37.75″ | 1690 | Abraham I Rudhall | R | 8 | FC | ||
| 9 | 12–3–5 | 703.0 | F | 42.38″ | 1699 | Abraham I Rudhall | R | 8 | FC | ||
| 10 | 19–3–6 | 627.7 | E♭ | 48.38″ | 1736 | Abel Rudhall | R | 8 | FC |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 | 1951 | Cast iron | John Taylor & Co | 8.3.A.h | 8.3 | ||
| – 1.1 | 2, 3 | 2020 | Cast iron | Whites of Appleton | 8.3.A.h | 2 |
Update log
| 07/01/2021 | Restoration and augmentation complete, try out 3 Dec 2020 [Tim Keyes, Ledbury via Youtube] |
| 20/11/2020 | 1,2: frameid added; 3: frameid amended; [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 20/11/2020 | fr1,fr1A: truss,layout added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 12/11/2020 | Bells augmented to 10; ex(1,3,4,6-8) >> 3,5,6,8-10: wt (tenor 22-0-27 to 19-3-6),nominal (tenor 621.5Hz to 627.7Hz), diam amended, turning added; ex2,ex5: removed; 1,2: details added; 4,7: details replaced. Awaiting hanging. [Mark Walker, WoA via Email] |
| 06/11/2020 | fr1A: details added [Mark Walker via 00014092] |
| 09/07/2020 | Restoration work has started [Mark Walker (WofA) via e-mail] |
| 21/02/2020 | Intention to augment to 10 noted [TimJ (#266; C Kippin) via e-mail] |