Little Torrington, Devon, S Giles
Place | Little Torrington S Giles |
Lieutenancy area | Devon |
Country | England |
Historic county | Devon |
Dove tower ID | 14455 |
Rings | 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 12 cwt in F♯See below |
Frames | 2See below |
Grid reference | SS490168 |
Latitude & longitude | 50.93131, -4.14889View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
Postcode | EX38 8PS |
Diocese | Exeter |
Church | Church of England |
Listed grade | II* by Historic England |
Church heritage record | 5343 |
Affiliation | Devon Association |
Performances | Search for performances on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard listed 7 performances here, of which 2 were peals and none were in the last two years |
Ring of 6, tenor 12 cwt in F♯
Bells | 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
Tenor | 12 cwt (~1340 lb or ~610 kg) in F♯ (749.0 Hz) |
Peals | View 4 peals in the Felstead Database |
Also | Ground floor ringing chamber |
Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4–3–24 | 1309.0 | D♯ | 28.63″ | 1906 | Mears & Stainbank | Y | FC | |||
2 | 1154.0 | C♯ | 30.00″ | 1804 | John IV Pennington | Y | FC | ||||
3 | 1025.5 | B | 30.88″ | 1804 | John IV Pennington | Y | FC | ||||
4 | 968.5 | A♯ | 32.75″ | 1804 | John IV Pennington | Y | FC | ||||
5 | 847.5 | G♯ | 35.75″ | 1804 | John IV Pennington | Y | FC | ||||
6 | 12 cwt | 749.0 | F♯ | 40.25″ | 1804 | John IV Pennington | Y | FC |
Details of frames
Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 1 | 1925 | Oak | Harry Stokes | 6.B | |||
1 | 2,3,4,5,6 | c1804 | Oak | ? John IV Pennington | 6.A | 5.1 |
Update log
23/12/2023 | Frame Fr1: maker amended [See T&B Devon, Scott via Tim Jackson] |