Barton under Needwood, Staffordshire, S James
| Place | Barton under Needwood S James Shown in county lists as Barton u Needwood |
| Lieutenancy area | Staffordshire |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Staffordshire |
| Dove tower ID | 13369 |
| Rings | 10 (full-circle ring), tenor 14–1–11 in ESee below |
| Frames | 1See below |
| Grid reference | SK187185 |
| Latitude & longitude | 52.76409, -1.72318View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | A suggested satnav destination for this tower is at 52.76451, -1.72249 View on Google MapEdit details |
| Postcode | DE13 8HN |
| Diocese | Lichfield |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | II* by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 7130 |
| Also | Toilet |
| Affiliations | Lichfield and Walsall Archdeaconries Society North Staffordshire Association |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise |
| Peal boards | No 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. |
| Biographies | View the biographies of ringers at this tower on the Central Council Ringing History Hub |
Ring of 10, tenor 14–1–11 in E
| Bells | 10 (full-circle ring)Edit details | ||||||
| Tenor | 14–1–11 (1607 lb or 729 kg) in E (675.1 Hz) | ||||||
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| Practices | Wed | ||||||
| Projects & overhauls | 2024 by John Taylor & Co (major overhaul) Augmented from 8 bells The entire installation was removed from the tower for a major restoration and augmentation project. The bells were cleaned, conserved and tuned and two new trebles were cast to augment the ring to ten. A new cast iron and galvanised steel bell frame for ten bells was manufactured together with all new fittings for the bells. A new training bell was be manufactured and installed alongside the ring, and a new sound control system manufactured and installed. | ||||||
| Peals | View 52 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4–1–13 | 1696.9 | G♯ | 25.40″ | 2024 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 5–0–7 | 1516.4 | F♯ | 26.90″ | 2024 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 4–2–16 | 1350.4 | E | 28.00″ | 1895 | Mears & Stainbank | R | 8 | FC | ||
| 4 | 4–3–6 | 1275.7 | D♯ | 28.70″ | 1895 | Mears & Stainbank | R | 8 | FC | ||
| 5 | 6–1–6 | 1133.3 | C♯ | 31.30″ | 1739 | Abel Rudhall | R | M | FC | ||
| 6 | 6–0–18 | 1012.3 | B | 32.60″ | 1895 | Mears & Stainbank | R | 8 | FC | ||
| 7 | 7–2–13 | 902.8 | A | 34.60″ | 1739 | Abel Rudhall | Y | M | FC | ||
| 8 | 8–2–20 | 850.8 | G♯ | 36.30″ | 1739 | Abel Rudhall | Y | M | FC | ||
| 9 | 10–1–9 | 758.3 | F♯ | 39.00″ | 1739 | Abel Rudhall | Y | M | FC | ||
| 10 | 14–1–11 | 675.1 | E | 43.75″ | 1739 | Abel Rudhall | Y | M | FC |
Details of frame
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 [1] | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 | 2024 | Cast iron | John Taylor & Co | 8.3.A.h | 10.X |
Notes
[1]Frame Fr1 layout
Frame Fr1 Layout is similar to Layout 10.5 except that Pits 4 and 5 are turned at right-angles and are side-by-side; and Pits 6 and 7 are turned at right angles.
Published: 31/05/2026; updated: 09/06/2026
Update log
| 31/05/2026 | Frame Fr1 added [Andrew Ogden, Taylors] |
| 20/12/2024 | Project completed [David Potter via #007888] |
| 14/12/2024 | 3-10: weight, nominal, turning amended; 4-10: diameter amended; 3,4,6: canons amended; 2 trebles added; ring key amended [Andrew Ogden, Taylors. Bell details after tuning the original eight and augmenting the ring to 10 via #007830] |
| 21/03/2024 | Project under way [David Potter #006663] |
| 01/03/2024 | New project added [David Potter #006559] |