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Melbourne, Derbyshire, S Michael
PlaceMelbourne
S Michael
Lieutenancy areaDerbyshire
CountryEngland
Historic countyDerbyshire
Dove tower ID10249
Rings12 (full-circle ring), tenor 15–1–24 in F♯See below
Frames1See below
Grid referenceSK389249
Latitude & longitude52.82108, -1.42405View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & longNo optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
PostcodeDE73 8JH
DioceseDerby
Church groupChurch of England
Listed gradeI by Historic England
Church heritage record4176
URLshttp://www.melbourneparishchurch.co.uk
http://www.inspirewebdesign.com/ringsof12/tower_details.asp?towerid=63
AffiliationDerby Diocesan Association
PerformancesSearch for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 541 performances here, of which 351 were peals and 31 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.
Ring of 12, tenor 15–1–24 in F♯
Bells12 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor15–1–24 (1732 lb or 786 kg) in F♯ (755.5 Hz)
All rings
1215–1–24 in F♯12 as tenor
65–3–7 in C♯8 as tenor
PracticesTue
Projects & overhauls
2022 by John Taylor & Co
Major maintenance work: clappers, crown staples, roller boxes, and sliders restored
List all
PealsView 351 peals in the Felstead Database
AlsoGround floor ringing chamber
Additional informationRung from chancel crossing
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–0–52304.0C♯22.38″1996EijsboutsFNFC
23–3–72055.0B22.94″1996EijsboutsFNFC
34–0–41933.0A♯23.63″1995EijsboutsFNFC
44–0–21720.0G♯24.31″1995EijsboutsFNFC
54–1–211528.0F♯25.63″1887John Taylor & CoR4FC
64–3–181435.0E♯26.75″1887John Taylor & CoR4FC
74–3–121259.5D♯28.25″1882John Taylor & CoR4FC
85–3–71137.0C♯30.63″1882John Taylor & CoR4FC
97–0–61007.0B33.25″1882John Taylor & CoR4FC
108–0–20953.0A♯34.75″1882John Taylor & CoR4FC
1110–2–24847.5G♯38.50″1882John Taylor & CoR4FC
1215–1–24755.5F♯43.69″1882John Taylor & CoF4FC
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 121995MetalEayre & Smith
Update log
01/05/2022Project completed (major maintenance) [Christian Peckham (Ringing Master and Steeple Keeper)]
26/03/2022New project added [David Potter]
26/01/202212: canons amended [Taylor records 1882 show that the tenor was cast without canons via Chris Pickford]
26/01/20225-12: canons, turning added [Christian Peckham, local ringer via James Hedgcock]
21/01/2022Future project added (clappers, crown staples, roller boxes, sliders to be refurbished) [Taylors website, confirmed by David Potter]
14/03/20201-4: turning added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
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