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Oakley, Bedfordshire, S Mary
Place Oakley
S Mary
Unitary authority Bedford
Lieutenancy area Bedfordshire
Country England
Historic county Bedfordshire
Dove tower ID 16302
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 10–0–2 in GSee below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference TL010529
Latitude & longitude 52.16574, -0.52396View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode MK43 7RX
Diocese St Albans
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 11470
Also Toilet
Affiliation Bedfordshire Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 61 performances here, of which 36 were peals and 2 were in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 10–0–2 in G
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 10–0–2 (1122 lb or 509 kg) in G (776.0 Hz)
Practices Fri
Peals View 36 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–0–41297.0E26.63″1978Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
24–1–151164.0D28.00″1750Thomas I EayreRYFC
34–0–231034.0C29.75″1711(unidentified)RYFC
46–0–7971.5B32.00″1900John Taylor & CoFNFC
56–0–22873.0A34.37″1842Thomas II MearsRYFC
610–0–2776.0G39.00″1900John Taylor & CoFNFC
Source: Chris Pickford
Contributed by: Chris Pickford
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
12,3,4,5,61900Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.C.e5.4 ➔ 6.4
– 1.111978SteelWhitechapel Bell Foundry8.1.F.e1
Update log
11/01/2024Frame Fr1: material amended [Chris Pickford, personal visit 24/07/2012 via Frame Backlog]
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