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Stourbridge, West Midlands, S Thomas
Place Stourbridge
S Thomas
Metropolitan borough Dudley
Lieutenancy area West Midlands
Country England
Historic county Worcestershire
Dove tower ID 14946
Rings 12 (full-circle ring), tenor 18–2–8 in ESee below
Frames 3See below
Grid reference SO900842
Latitude & longitude 52.45581, -2.14837View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode DY8 1AG
Diocese Worcester
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 14660
Also Toilet
URL http://www.wdcra.org.uk/stourb.htm
Affiliation Worcestershire and Districts Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 289 performances here, of which 124 were peals and 14 were in the last two years
Ring of 12, tenor 18–2–8 in E
Bells 12 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 18–2–8 (2080 lb or 943 kg) in E (640.0 Hz)
Extra bells 6♭
All rings
1218–2–8 in E12 as tenor
88–2–3 in A9 as tenor, using 6♭
66–1–26 in B8 as tenor
Peals View 371 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–0–151922.0B23.63″1982John Taylor & Co (Bellfounders) LtdFNFC
24–1–221709.0A24.75″1982John Taylor Bellfounders LtdFNFC
34–1–211616.0G♯26.00″1969John Taylor & CoFNFC
44–3–61439.0F♯27.00″1969John Taylor & CoFNFC
55–1–31283.5E28.50″1935John Taylor & CoFNFC
65–2–211210.5D♯29.50″1935John Taylor & CoFNFC
76–0–181077.0C♯30.75″1999John Taylor Bellfounders LtdFNFC
86–1–26960.5B32.50″1935John Taylor & CoFNFC
98–2–3856.0A36.00″1928John Taylor & CoFNFC
109–1–27808.0G♯37.25″1999John Taylor Bellfounders LtdFNFC
1114–0–20719.0F♯42.13″1999John Taylor Bellfounders LtdFNFC
1218–2–8640.0E46.88″1935John Taylor & CoFNFC
6♭5–2–181142.0D29.88″1999John Taylor Bellfounders LtdFNFC
Source: M Chester(A Bull/CJP); A Higson; TimJ(#199/257/270/273;CJP)
Contributed by: Mike Chester
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
2A4,6b1982Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.A.h & 8.3.A.m
2B72000Cast ironArthur C Berry8.3.A.h
11,2,3,5,6,8,9,10,11,121969Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.A.h
Contributed by: Tim Jackson
Update log
05/04/2022URL added [Steve Scanlon (WDCRA website administrator) via Email]
09/04/2020fr1: truss added; fr2: deleted; fr2A,fr2B: added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
09/04/20201,2,4,7,6b: frameid amended [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
22/03/2020fr2: details added; 1,2,6b: frameids added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
15/12/20191-12,6b: turning added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
03/07/20192: date amended [Tim Jackson via 00013497]
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