Tower details

Place	Plymtree S John Bapt
Lieutenancy area	Devon
Country	England
Historic county	Devon
Dove tower ID	14958
Rings	6 (full-circle ring), tenor 11–0–8 in GSee below
Frames	1See below
Grid reference	ST051029
Latitude & longitude	50.81791, -3.34749View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode	EX15 2JU
Diocese	Exeter
Church	Church of England
Listed grade	I by Historic England
Church heritage record	5020
Affiliation	Devon Association
Performances	Search for performances on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard listed 37 performances here, of which 4 were peals and 1 was in the last two years

Bells	6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor	11–0–8 (1240 lb or 562 kg) in G (796.5 Hz)
Practices	Wed
Overhauled	2011 by Nicholson Engineering Ltd 1938 by John Taylor & Co the bells were tuned, the old clapper staples drilled out and replaced with independent clappers, and self aligning bearings. The bells were turned, the 4th, an old bell, had previously been quarter turned
Tuned	1938
Peals	View 10 peals in the Felstead Database
Also	Ground floor ringing chamber

	Bell	Weight	Nominal	Note	Diameter	Dated	Founder	Canons	Turning	Hanging
	1	4–2–14	1338.5	E	28.38″	1895	Mears & Stainbank	Y	4	FC
	2	4–3–23	1192.0	D	29.25″	1826	Thomas II Mears	Y	4	FC
	3	5–3–4	1062.0	C	31.63″	1826	Thomas II Mears	Y	4	FC
	4	6–0–18	1003.0	B	32.00″	c1550†	Roger Semson	Y	M	FC
	5	7–2–23	893.0	A	35.13″	1669	Thomas III Pennington	Y	4	FC
	6	11–0–8	796.5	G	40.38″	1829	Thomas II Mears	Y	4	FC

	Frame	Bells	Year	Material	Maker	Truss	Layout
	1	1,2,3,4,5,6	1895	Oak	Harry Stokes	6.A	6.14

20/02/2025

1938 overhaul description added; 1-6: turning added [Richard H Johnston #008237]