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Bere Regis, Dorset, S John Bapt
Place Bere Regis
S John Bapt
Unitary authority Dorset
Lieutenancy area Dorset
Country England
Historic county Dorset
Dove tower ID 11594
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 17–2–0 in DSee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference SY847947
Latitude & longitude 50.75219, -2.21786View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode BH20 7LJ
Diocese Salisbury
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 12225
URL http://www.sdgr.org.uk/branches/dorchester/tower-12
Affiliation Salisbury Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 35 performances here, of which 4 were peals and 3 were in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 17–2–0 in D
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 17–2–0 (1960 lb or 889 kg) in D (598.0 Hz)
Practices Wed 18:30
Overhauled
2014 by John Taylor & Co
c/s removed; tuned lightly; new fittings; clean+paint frame
Tuned 2014
Peals View 7 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
16–2–51005.6B33.50″1919Mears & StainbankFYFC
27–1–20895.9A34.38″1656Thomas PurdueRYFC
39–2–23798.2G38.63″1875John Taylor & CoRYFC
49–3–11753.0F♯39.00″1602John WallisRYFC
513–2–8668.0E43.38″1709†Thomas & William KnightRYFC
617–2–0598.0D48.25″1698†Clement II TosierRYFC
Source: C Dalton(CB Dorset, p36); P Mason; M Chester; TimJ(#287); P Mason
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,61919SteelMears & Stainbank8.1.B.d6.1
Contributed by: Tim Jackson
Update log
17/06/2020fr1: truss added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
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