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Berkhamsted, Great, Hertfordshire, S Peter
PlaceBerkhamsted, Great
S Peter
or Great Berkhamsted
Lieutenancy areaHertfordshire
CountryEngland
Historic countyHertfordshire
Dove tower ID12786
Rings8 (full-circle ring), tenor 15–2–22 in ESee below
Other bellsSee below
Frames2See below
Grid referenceSP993077
Latitude & longitude51.75957, -0.56167View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & longNo optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
PostcodeHP4 2AX
DioceseSt Albans
Church groupChurch of England
Listed gradeII* by Historic England
Church heritage record11175
AlsoToilet
URLhttps://www.hcacr.org/tower-12786
AffiliationHertford County Association
PerformancesSearch for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 288 performances here, of which 39 were peals and 16 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.
Ring of 8, tenor 15–2–22 in E
Bells8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor15–2–22 (1758 lb or 797 kg) in E (656.0 Hz)
PracticesThu
Projects & overhauls
2023 by Whites of Appleton (major overhaul)
Major maintenance, new clappers, re rim wheels, bearing overhaul
1987 by Eayre & Smith (major overhaul)
List all
PealsView 106 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
15–2–61326.5E29.00″1946Mears & StainbankFNFC
25–0–81226.5D♯29.63″1838Thomas II MearsR4FC
36–1–121090.0C♯32.00″1838Thomas II MearsR4FC
46–1–16984.0B33.50″1838Thomas II MearsR4FC
58–1–8872.0A36.00″1946Mears & StainbankFNFC
69–0–3819.0G♯37.00″1946Mears & StainbankFNFC
711–0–9737.0F♯40.75″1838Thomas II MearsR4FC
815–2–22656.0E46.25″1839Thomas II MearsR4FC
Other bells
BellsEdit details
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Sanctus¾ cwt2352.0D15.00″1851Charles & George MearsY
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 81838Cast iron & oak
– 1.1Sanctus
Update log
29/01/2025HCACR URL amended [Lucas Williams, HCACR Web Master]
03/08/2023Project completed [Lucas Williams #005443]
22/07/2023Toilet added [Lucas Williams via #005389]
18/06/2023New project added [Graham Clifton #005155]
13/01/20234: weight amended [Whitechapel records via David Sloman #004418]
20/12/20211-8: turning added. [David Burbidge, local ringer via James Hedgcock]
01/12/2021PN time amended [Lucas Williams (local ringer)]
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