Tower details

Place	Maiden Newton S Mary
Unitary authority	Dorset
Lieutenancy area	Dorset
Country	England
Historic county	Dorset
Dove tower ID	15969
Rings	6 (full-circle ring), tenor 10¼ cwt in GSee below
Frames	1See below
Grid reference	SY596978
Latitude & longitude	50.77918, -2.57396View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers
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Postcode	DT2 0AA
Diocese	Salisbury
Church	Church of England
Listed grade	I by Historic England
Church heritage record	12071
URL	http://www.sdgr.org.uk/branches/dorchester/tower-144
Affiliation	Salisbury Diocesan Guild
Performances	Search for performances on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard listed 178 performances here, of which 50 were peals and 3 were in the last two years

Bells	6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor	10¼ cwt (~1150 lb or ~520 kg) in G
Practices	Thu
Overhauled	1993 1926 by Mears & Stainbank Bells rehung with mainly new fittings in a new frame. 1883 by Henry I Bond & Son(s) Ring augmented from four to six. Of the former ring of four, the second and third were retained and four newly cast trebles provided. Bells rehung in a new frame.
Peals	View 69 peals in the Felstead Database

	Bell	Weight	Nominal	Note	Diameter	Dated	Founder	Canons	Turning	Hanging
	1	4¼ cwt		E	28.00″	1883	John Warner & Sons	Y		FC
	2	5¼ cwt		D	30.00″	1883	John Warner & Sons	D		FC
	3	6 cwt		C	32.00″	1883	John Warner & Sons	D		FC
	4	7 cwt		B	33.75″	1883	John Warner & Sons	D		FC
	5	9 cwt		A	37.25″	c1400†	Bristol foundry	R		FC
	6	10¼ cwt		G	39.63″	1593†	William Warre	R		FC

	Frame	Bells	Year	Material	Maker	Truss	Layout
	1	1,2,3,4,5,6	1924	Steel	Mears & Stainbank		6.1

11/06/2024

Overhauls added [See B&B Dorset, Dalton]