Thornbury, Gloucestershire, S Mary V
Place | Thornbury S Mary V |
Unitary authority | South Gloucestershire |
Lieutenancy area | Gloucestershire |
Country | England |
Historic county | Gloucestershire |
Dove tower ID | 12858 |
Rings | 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 18–2–19 in D♯See below |
Frames | 2See below |
Grid reference | ST633906 |
Latitude & longitude | 51.61315, -2.53028View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers |
Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
Postcode | BS35 1HQ |
Diocese | Gloucester |
Church | Church of England |
Listed grade | I by Historic England |
Church heritage record | 5609 |
Also | Toilet |
Affiliation | Gloucester and Bristol Diocesan Association |
Performances | Search for performances on BellBoard |
Ring of 8, tenor 18–2–19 in D♯
Bells | 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
Tenor | 18–2–19 (2091 lb or 948 kg) in D♯ (606.0 Hz) |
Practices | Tue |
Overhauled | 1996 by Whitechapel Bell Foundry |
Tuned | 1996 |
Peals | View 69 peals in the Felstead Database |
Additional information | Tuned to old concert pitch (A=454Hz) |
Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
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1 | 5–3–10 | 1212.0 | D♯ | 30.06″ | 1996 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
2 | 6–0–10 | 1144.0 | C𝄪 | 30.94″ | 1938 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
3 | 6–1–24 | 1018.5 | B♯ | 31.88″ | 1828 | John Rudhall | R | 8 | FC | ||
4 | 7–1–2 | 908.0 | A♯ | 34.75″ | 1698 | Abraham I Rudhall | R | 8 | FC | ||
5 | 8–1–20 | 809.0 | G♯ | 37.63″ | 1788 | John Rudhall | R | 8 | FC | ||
6 | 11–1–19 | 763.2 | F𝄪 | 40.31″ | 1828 | John Rudhall | R | 8 | FC | ||
7 | 13–3–7 | 680.5 | E♯ | 44.31″ | 1698 | Abraham I Rudhall | R | 8 | FC | ||
8 | 18–2–19 | 606.0 | D♯ | 49.31″ | 1717 | Abraham I Rudhall | R | 8 | FC |
Details of frames
Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
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2 | c1698 | Oak | ||||||
1 | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 | 1996 | Cast iron | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | 10 |
Update log
10/07/2021 | URL deleted [Robin Shipp, local contact via Tim Jackson] |
15/03/2020 | 1-8: diam amended; 2-8: turning amended [Nigel Taylor via 00013655] |
24/11/2019 | Ring is tuned to OCP key of D [TimJ (#254 info N Taylor) via pNBR] |
24/11/2019 | 1-7: nominal added; 8: nominal amended; 1-8: note amended [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
24/11/2019 | fr1: material amended [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
11/09/2019 | URL replaced: thornburybells.wordpress.com [TimJ (REMRKS246 info R Shipp) via e-mail] |