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Leek, Staffordshire, S Edward Conf
Place Leek
S Edward Conf
Lieutenancy area Staffordshire
Country England
Historic county Staffordshire
Dove tower ID 11585
Rings 10 (full-circle ring), tenor 18½ cwt in ESee below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference SJ982566
Latitude & longitude 53.10682, -2.02689View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode ST13 6AB
Diocese Lichfield
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Church heritage record 7029
URL http://www.nsacr.org.uk/v2-tower-detail.php?tid=2929
Affiliation North Staffordshire Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 105 performances here, of which 67 were peals and 2 were in the last two years
Ring of 10, tenor 18½ cwt in E
Bells 10 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 18½ cwt (~2070 lb or ~940 kg) in E (648.0 Hz)
All rings
1018½ cwt in E10 as tenor
67 cwt in B6 as tenor
Practices Thu
Overhauled
1966 by John Taylor & Co
1907 by Gillett & Johnston
Tuned 1907
Peals View 101 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–1–231623.0G♯25.50″1926Gillett & JohnstonBFC
25–0–181456.0F♯27.00″1926Gillett & JohnstonBFC
35–1–241296.0E28.50″1966John Taylor & CoFFC
46¼ cwt1224.0D♯31.50″1863John Warner & SonsRFC
56¾ cwt1080.0C♯33.00″1721Abraham II RudhallRFC
67 cwt972.0B35.00″1721Abraham II RudhallRFC
78½ cwt864.0A37.00″1721Abraham II RudhallRFC
89½ cwt810.0G♯38.00″1721Abraham II RudhallRFC
914½ cwt729.0F♯42.00″1721Abraham II RudhallRFC
1018½ cwt648.0E47.25″1721Abraham II RudhallRFC
Source: Stuart Hutchieson spsht; ADH; TimJ(AAJB info)
Contributed by: Stuart Hutchieson
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
1A [1]1,2,6,7,8,9,101966Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.A.h7.X
1B3,4,51966Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.A.h3.1
Notes

[1]Frame 1 Layout

Fr1 is layout type 6.1, with an extra pit adjacent to pit A.

Published: 05/01/2025

Update log
05/01/2025Frames added [Stuart Hutchieson, personal visit (11/04/2006)]
21/02/2020www.nsacr.org.uk/tower_detail.php?tid=2929&return=list [not found; replaced TimJ (#266) via URLbad]
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