Melksham, Wiltshire, S Michael & All Angels
| Place | Melksham S Michael & All Angels |
| Unitary authority | Wiltshire |
| Lieutenancy area | Wiltshire |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Wiltshire |
| Dove tower ID | 10928 |
| Rings | 10 (full-circle ring), tenor 18–0–7 in ESee below |
| Frames | 3See below |
| Grid reference | ST902637 |
| Latitude & longitude | 51.37256, -2.14119View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | A suggested satnav destination for this tower is at 51.37319, -2.13933 View on Google MapEdit details |
| Postcode | SN12 6LX |
| Diocese | Salisbury |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | II* by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 12500 |
| URL | http://www.sdgr.org.uk/branches/devizes/tower-157 |
| Affiliation | Salisbury Diocesan Guild |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise |
| Peal boards | View peal boards on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard had images of 16 boards recording performances at this tower 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 18–0–7 in E
| Bells | 10 (full-circle ring)Edit details | ||||||
| Tenor | 18–0–7 (2023 lb or 918 kg) in E (670.0 Hz) | ||||||
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| Projects & overhauls | 1924 by John Taylor & Co (ring created) Ring installed | ||||||
| Peals | View 124 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3–3–2 | 1690.0 | G♯ | 24.06″ | 2025 | Allanconi pp Matthew Higby & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 3–3–10 | 1507.6 | F♯ | 25.12″ | 2025 | Allanconi pp Matthew Higby & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 4–0–17 | 1341.0 | E | 26.50″ | 1924 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 4 | 4–1–0 | 1265.0 | D♯ | 27.50″ | 1924 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 5 | 5–0–7 | 1128.0 | C♯ | 29.50″ | 1924 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 6 | 6–1–17 | 1005.0 | B | 31.75″ | 1924 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 7 | 7–3–25 | 895.0 | A | 35.00″ | 1924 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 8 | 10–0–6 | 843.0 | G♯ | 37.50″ | 1924 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 9 | 13–1–12 | 753.0 | F♯ | 41.75″ | 1924 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 10 | 18–0–7 | 670.0 | E | 46.50″ | 1924 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1, 2, 8 | 1896 | Cast iron | Thomas Blackbourn | 8.3.A.g | 3.1 ➔ 5.1 | ||
| – 2.1 | 5, 6 | 2025 | Steel | Matthew Higby & Co | 8.1.B.a | 2.X2 | ||
| 1 | 3, 4, 7, 9, 10 | 1896 | Cast iron | Thomas Blackbourn | 8.3.A.g | 5.1 |
Update log
| 02/02/2026 | 3-10: turning added [Tower Captain via James Hedgcock #009808] |
| 28/01/2026 | Project completed [Matthew Higby] |
| 01/12/2025 | Frame Fr1: truss added, layout amended; frame Fr2: truss added, layout amended, resultant layout added; frame Fr2.1 added [Ben Kipling, Higby & Co.] |
| 21/11/2025 | new1, new2: all bell details added [Benjamin Kipling via #009548] |
| 07/10/2024 | Frames Fr1, Fr2 added [Jack Pease from the Christopher Dalton papers] |
| 14/08/2024 | New project added [Matthew Higby] |