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Wapley, Gloucestershire, S Peter
Place Wapley
S Peter
Unitary authority South Gloucestershire
Lieutenancy area Gloucestershire
Country England
Historic county Gloucestershire
Dove tower ID 13888
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 8–0–16 in ASee below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference ST713797
Latitude & longitude 51.51569, -2.41381View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode BS37 8RJ
Diocese Bristol
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Church heritage record 1406
URL http://southglosbells.wordpress.com/wapley-s-peter/
Affiliation Gloucester and Bristol Diocesan Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 95 performances here, of which 16 were peals and 6 were in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 8–0–16 in A
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 8–0–16 (912 lb or 414 kg) in A (881.5 Hz)
Practices Mon
Projects & overhauls
2000 by Nicholson Engineering Ltd (major overhaul)
List all
Tuned 2000
Peals View 19 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13–2–161477.0F♯24.94″2000Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
24–1–61318.5E27.06″2000Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
34–2–181174.5D28.94″1724Abraham II RudhallR4FC
44–3–191102.5C♯29.50″1777William BilbieR4FC
56–1–22983.5B33.13″c1400†Bristol foundryR8FC
68–0–16881.5A36.75″c1400†Bristol foundryR8FC
Source: M Smith; CBC; N Bowden; J Storey; TimJ(REMRKS268)
Contributed by: Martin Smith
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
9Oak
11,2,3,4,5,62000Cast ironNicholson Engineering Ltd8.3.A.h6
Contributed by: Jon Storey; Tim Jackson
Update log
14/10/2024Frame Fr1: truss amended [Andrew Nicholson]
06/03/20201-6: turning added; frame Fr1: material amended,truss,layout added [Tim Jackson via 00013639]
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