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Lewes, East Sussex, S John Bapt, Southover
PlaceLewes, Southover
S John Bapt
or Southover
Shown in county lists as Lewes, Southover
Lieutenancy areaEast Sussex
CountryEngland
Historic countySussex
Dove tower ID15805
Rings10 (full-circle ring), tenor 17–1–20 in ESee below
Frames1See below
Grid referenceTQ412096
Latitude & longitude50.86909, 0.00597View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & longNo optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
PostcodeBN7 1JA
DioceseChichester
Church groupChurch of England
Listed gradeI by Historic England
Church heritage record3575
AlsoToilet
AffiliationSussex County Association
PerformancesSearch for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 313 performances here, of which 80 were peals and 20 were in the last two years
Peal boardsNo 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.
Biographies
View the biographies of ringers at this tower on the Central Council Ringing History Hub
Ring of 10, tenor 17–1–20 in E
Bells10 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor17–1–20 (1952 lb or 885 kg) in E (673.0 Hz)
All rings
1017–1–20 in E10 as tenor
67–1–23 in B6 as tenor
PracticesTue
Projects & overhauls
1839 by Thomas II Mears (ring created)
Ring installed
List all
PealsView 367 peals in the Felstead Database
AlsoSimulator
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–2–41728.5G♯25.50″1905Mears & StainbankDNFC
25–0–21538.0F♯27.00″1905Mears & StainbankDNFC
35–2–231369.5E29.13″1839Thomas II MearsY4FC
45–2–151282.5D♯29.75″1839Thomas II MearsY4FC
56–1–61133.5C♯31.50″1839Thomas II MearsY4FC
67–1–231020.0B33.63″1839Thomas II MearsY4FC
78–0–25913.0A35.19″1839Thomas II MearsY4FC
89–2–7859.5G♯38.00″1839Thomas II MearsY4FC
911–0–7753.0F♯40.25″1839Thomas II MearsY4FC
1017–1–20673.0E46.25″1839Thomas II MearsY4FC
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 101906TimberMears & Stainbank6.A10.4
Update log
14/09/20221-10: canons, turning added [Kye Leaver (visited 11/09/2022)]
28/08/2022Frame Fr1: layout added [Sussex Bells & Belfries by George P Elphick via Kye Leaver]
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