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Minety, Wiltshire, S Leonard
PlaceMinety
S Leonard
or Upper Minety
Unitary authorityWiltshire
Lieutenancy areaWiltshire
CountryEngland
Historic countyWiltshire
Dove tower ID16187
Rings6 (full-circle ring), tenor 12–0–8 in F♯See below
1 (other bells)See below
Frames1See below
Grid referenceSU009911
Latitude & longitude51.61943, -1.98779View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & longA suggested satnav destination for this tower is at 51.61935, -1.98935
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PostcodeSN16 9PT
DioceseBristol
Church groupChurch of England
Listed gradeI by Historic England
Church heritage record1508
AffiliationGloucester and Bristol Diocesan Association
PerformancesSearch for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 63 performances here, of which 14 were peals and 4 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.
Biographies
View the biographies of ringers at this tower on the Central Council Ringing History Hub
Ring of 6, tenor 12–0–8 in F♯
Bells6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor12–0–8 (1352 lb or 613 kg) in F♯ (723.0 Hz)
PracticesTue
Projects & overhauls
2025 by Whites of Appleton
Headstock to be repaired on bell 2/6
1720 by Abraham II Rudhall (ring created)
Ring installed
List all
PealsView 18 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
15–0–01214.5D♯28.38″1958John Taylor & CoFNFC
26–0–01082.0C♯31.50″1720Abraham II RudhallR8FC
36–3–16964.0B33.00″1720Abraham II RudhallR8FC
47–1–18911.0A♯34.38″1720Abraham II RudhallR8FC
58–1–10811.0G♯37.75″1720Abraham II RudhallR8FC
612–0–8723.0F♯41.50″1720Abraham II RudhallR8FC
Other bells
Bells1 (other bells)Edit details
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Sanctus¾ cwtD15.25″1723Abraham II RudhallYS
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 61958Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.C.e6.1
Update log
25/07/2025Sanctus: weight, diameter, note, canon, hanging added; frame added [Chris Pickford from the Christopher Dalton papers via REMRKS545]
23/07/2025Project completed [Marika Haseldine (Whites of Appleton) via REMRKS544]
23/03/2025New project added [Marika Haseldine, Whites of Appleton]
16/09/2023Sanctus added; frame Fr1 added; 1-6: turning added [Malcolm Taylor. Additional sanctus information taken from GAD NBR Bristol Dio]
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