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Stroud, Gloucestershire, S Laurence
Place Stroud
S Laurence
Lieutenancy area Gloucestershire
Country England
Historic county Gloucestershire
Dove tower ID 14747
Rings 10 (full-circle ring), tenor 20–1–20 in E♭See below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference SO852052
Latitude & longitude 51.74595, -2.21571View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode GL5 1JL
Diocese Gloucester
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Church heritage record 5473
URL http://www.bagleybells.co.uk/towers/glos.htm#STROUD
Affiliation Gloucester and Bristol Diocesan Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 323 performances here, of which 61 were peals and 17 were in the last two years
Ring of 10, tenor 20–1–20 in E♭
Bells 10 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 20–1–20 (2288 lb or 1038 kg) in E♭ (605.5 Hz)
All rings
1020–1–20 in E♭10 as tenor
67–3–3 in B♭6 as tenor
Practices Tue (exc Aug)
Overhauled
1893 by John Taylor & Co
Projects & events 2List
Peals View 182 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
Additional information The first all metal 10-bell frame by Taylors
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
15–2–11G29.00″1815Thomas II MearsRYFC
25–3–11F30.13″1815Thomas II MearsRYFC
36–0–10E♭30.00″1720Abraham II RudhallRYFC
46–0–11D31.25″1720Abraham II RudhallRYFC
57–1–1C33.50″1771Thomas RudhallRYFC
67–3–3B♭35.13″1713Abraham I RudhallRYFC
79–2–15A♭38.50″1771Thomas RudhallRYFC
811–0–17G40.75″1815Thomas II MearsRYFC
914–1–4F44.13″1721Abraham II RudhallRYFC
1020–1–20605.5E♭50.19″1815Thomas II MearsRYFC
Source: M Smith; N Bowden
Contributed by: Martin Smith
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
24,5,81893Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.D.a3.3
1 [1]1,2,3,6,7,9,101893Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.D.a7.X
Notes

[1]Frame layout

Frame Fr1 layout is Layout 6.9 with an additional pit alongside Pit F.

Published: 01/01/2023; updated: 17/07/2024

Update log
20/07/2023Rope guide installation complete [David Potter via #005379]
18/07/2023New project added [David Potter]
01/01/2023Historical note added [Simon Adams, JT&Co via Malcolm Taylor]
16/06/2022Frame Fr1,Fr2: truss, layout added [Malcolm Taylor]
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