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Mere, Wiltshire, S Michael Archangel
Place Mere
S Michael Archangel
Unitary authority Wiltshire
Lieutenancy area Wiltshire
Country England
Historic county Wiltshire
Dove tower ID 13817
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 23 cwt in DSee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference ST810322
Latitude & longitude 51.08921, -2.27136View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode BA12 6DS
Diocese Salisbury
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 12426
Also Toilet
URL http://www.sdgr.org.uk/branches/mere/tower-158
Affiliation Salisbury Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 38 performances here, of which 7 were peals and 4 were in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 23 cwt in D
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 23 cwt (~2600 lb or ~1200 kg) in D (592.0 Hz)
Peals View 20 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
16½ cwt1178.5D32.00″1911Llewellins & JamesFFC
27 cwt1108.0C♯33.00″1911Llewellins & JamesFFC
38½ cwt989.0B36.00″1665Thomas PurdueRFC
410 cwt887.0A38.00″1665Thomas PurdueRFC
511½ cwt791.0G39.88″1911Llewellins & JamesFFC
613 cwt739.0F♯41.25″1828John KingstonRFC
717 cwt661.0E45.38″c1440†William ChamberlainRFC
8 [1]23 cwt592.0D52.50″1747William CockeyRFC
Source: GAD; Dove tenor wt; CBC; R Bickerton; F Mills
Contributed by: George Dawson
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,6,7,81911Cast ironLlewellins & James8.3.A.h~ 8.3
Contributed by: Chris Pickford
Notes

[1]Weight of tenor

Christopher J N Dalton estimated weight for the tenor to be 26cwt.

Published: 17/11/2024

Update log
15/04/2025Toilet added [John Elvin via #008492]
17/11/20241-7: approx wts added [Jack Pease from the Christopher Dalton papers]
12/10/2024Frame Fr1: layout amended; 1-8: nominal added; 1,3-8: diameter amended [Jack Pease from the Christopher Dalton papers (diameters) and from personal visit (frame layout). Recorded and analysed by Jack Pease]
07/10/2024Frame Fr1: material amended, truss, layout added [Jack Pease from the Christopher Dalton papers]
24/04/20202: canon info amended [Fred Mills via 00013710]
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