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Bishops Cannings, Wiltshire, S Mary V
Place Bishops Cannings
S Mary V
Unitary authority Wiltshire
Lieutenancy area Wiltshire
Country England
Historic county Wiltshire
Dove tower ID 16193
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 15–1–21 in E♭See below
Other bellsSee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference SU037641
Latitude & longitude 51.37665, -1.94722View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode SN10 2JZ
Diocese Salisbury
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 12521
Also Toilet
URL http://www.sdgr.org.uk/branches/devizes/tower-14
Affiliation Salisbury Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 225 performances here, of which 59 were peals and 19 were in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 15–1–21 in E♭
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 15–1–21 (1729 lb or 784 kg) in E♭ (628.0 Hz)
Practices Tue
Overhauled
2006 by Nicholson Engineering Ltd
Major overhaul
1971 by Whitechapel Bell Foundry
Bells tuned and rehung on all new fittings in a new cast iron frame
1912 by John Taylor & Co
Treble recast; bells tuned and rehung with all new fittings in the existing frame
1897 by Thomas Blackbourn
Tenor recast; bells rehung in the existing frame
Tuned 1971
Peals View 120 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13–2–71272.0E♭25.75″1912John Taylor & CoFNFC
23–2–111189.5D26.50″1602John WallisR4FC
34–1–141048.0C28.75″1602John WallisR4FC
45–0–26944.0B♭33.50″1840Thomas II MearsR4FC
56–0–10840.0A♭33.25″1602John WallisR8FC
67–2–7792.0G36.50″1602John WallisR4FC
710–0–17708.0F41.00″1840Thomas II MearsR8FC
815–1–21628.0E♭46.75″1897Mears & StainbankF4FC
Source: James Hedgcock(twr board); David Sloman; Richard Offen
Contributed by: [James Hedgcock]
Other bells
Bells Edit details
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Sanctus0–1–173328.0A♭12.00″1971Whitechapel Bell FoundryFS
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,6,7,81971Cast ironWhitechapel Bell Foundry8.3.A.h8.3
Contributed by: David Sloman
Notes

[1]Retuning

Bells retuned in 1912

Published: 26/12/2024

Update log
26/12/20248: canon amended; Sanctus: hanging added; 1897,1912 Project added; note added [Ken Webb, citing the Christopher Dalton papers via REMRKS501]
16/12/20241-8: turning added; Fr1: layout added [Andrew Nicholson]
09/12/20242006 overhaul added [Neil Skelton, from local knowledge]
05/12/20241971 overhaul description added [Andrew Bull, Bell Historians (2003) via REMRKS497]
30/09/2024Frame Fr1: truss added [Jack Pease from the Christopher Dalton papers]
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