Simpson, Buckinghamshire, S Thomas Ap
| Place | Simpson S Thomas Ap |
| Unitary authority | City of Milton Keynes |
| Lieutenancy area | Buckinghamshire |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Buckinghamshire |
| Dove tower ID | 10072 |
| Rings | 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 7–1–7 in ASee below |
| Frames | 2See below |
| Grid reference | SP883361 |
| Latitude & longitude | 52.01718, -0.71415View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | MK6 3AD |
| Diocese | Oxford |
| Church | Church of England |
| Listed grade | II* by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 9954 |
| Also | Toilet |
| Affiliation | Oxford Diocesan Guild |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard listed 46 performances here, of which 18 were peals and none were in the last two years |
Ring of 6, tenor 7–1–7 in A
| Bells | 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 7–1–7 (819 lb or 371 kg) in A (859.0 Hz) |
| Peals | View 18 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Additional information | Ringing temporarily suspended |
| Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3–2–14 | 1454.0 | F♯ | 25.00″ | 1926 | Alfred Bowell | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 4–2–24 | 1288.5 | E | 27.50″ | 1895 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 3–2–14 | 1131.0 | D | 27.88″ | 1650 | Anthony Chandler | R | 8 | FC | ||
| 4 | 5–2–4 | 1079.5 | C♯ | 31.00″ | 1896 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 5 | 6–0–4 | 965.0 | B | 33.50″ | 1604 | Bartholomew Atton | R | 8 | FC | ||
| 6 | 7–1–7 | 859.0 | A | 36.13″ | 1630 | James Keene | R | 8 | FC |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1926 | Steel | Alfred Bowell | 8.1.A.b | 1 | ||
| 1 | 2,3,4,5,6 | 1896 | Steel | John Taylor & Co | 8.1.A.a & 8.1.A.b | 5.1 |
Update log
| 29/11/2023 | Fr1,Fr2: year, material, maker, truss, layout added [Bucks BB, Matthew Smith via Frame Backlog] |
| 17/08/2021 | 1-6: canons, turning, frame number added [Smith Church Bells of Bucks via James Hedgcock] |
| 15/08/2021 | Ringing suspended temporarily pending structural repairs to tower and chancel [Martin Petchey, local ringer] |
| 24/01/2020 | Ring key closer to A than Ab [TimJ (#261) via e-mail] |
| 24/01/2020 | 1-6: note amended [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 28/12/2019 | 1-6: nominal added [Bill Hibbert via e-mail] |
| 23/10/2019 | Indication of available toilet facility added [TimJ (REMRKS249) via e-mail] |