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Bentley, Hampshire, S Mary
Place Bentley
S Mary
Lieutenancy area Hampshire
Country England
Historic county Hampshire
Dove tower ID 16970
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 12–3–18 in ESee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference SU783446
Latitude & longitude 51.19607, -0.87942View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode GU10 5NA
Diocese Winchester
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Church heritage record 14059
URL https://www.wpbells.org/towers/bentley/
Affiliation Winchester and Portsmouth Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 73 performances here, of which 16 were peals and 19 were in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 12–3–18 in E
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 12–3–18 (1446 lb or 656 kg) in E (672.0 Hz)
Practices Mon (last week of each month) 19:00 & Tue 19:00
Peals View 21 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–0–181121.0C♯28.00″1912Gillett & JohnstonFNFC
24–3–31009.0B30.13″1912Gillett & JohnstonFNFC
36–1–17896.0A33.00″1912Gillett & JohnstonFNFC
47–2–9840.0G♯35.00″1912Gillett & JohnstonFNFC
59–1–22756.0F♯38.50″1703Samuel KnightR4FC
612–3–18672.0E42.75″1703Samuel KnightR4FC
Source: GAD NBR; TimJ(AAJB info)
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,61912Cast ironGillett & Johnston8.3.C.e8.3
Update log
10/11/2023Monday PN amended, Tuesday PN added [Simon Poyser (tower captain)]
18/08/2022Frame Fr1 added; 1-6: canons, turning added [John Regin, from personal visit]
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Content: Dove Team – Programming: Richard Smith & Sid Baldwin.
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