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Wareham, Dorset, Lady S Mary
Place Wareham
Lady S Mary
Unitary authority Dorset
Lieutenancy area Dorset
Country England
Historic county Dorset
Dove tower ID 11178
Rings 10 (full-circle ring), tenor 17–1–20 in ESee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference SY924871
Latitude & longitude 50.68429, -2.10794View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode BH20 4NQ
Diocese Salisbury
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 12301
URL http://www.sdgr.org.uk/branches/east-dorset/tower-250
Affiliation Salisbury Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 625 performances here, of which 103 were peals and 23 were in the last two years
Ring of 10, tenor 17–1–20 in E
Bells 10 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 17–1–20 (1952 lb or 885 kg) in E (663.0 Hz)
All rings
1017–1–20 in E10 as tenor
67–1–4 in B6 as tenor
Practices Thu
Projects & overhauls
2014 by John Taylor & Co
Tenor 'of poor tone and under weight'; replaced; and new bell hung over first w/e of May
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Peals View 163 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13–2–71702.0G♯24.00″1972John Taylor & CoFFC
24–2–221512.0F♯26.38″1972John Taylor & CoFFC
35–2–01348.0E28.75″1785William MearsRFC
46–0–01269.0D♯30.75″1864G Mears & CoRFC
56–2–61127.0C♯32.25″1910John Warner & SonsFFC
67–1–41003.0B34.00″1785William MearsRFC
78–0–12890.0A36.13″1910John Warner & SonsFFC
88–3–22838.0G♯38.25″1910John Warner & SonsFFC
912–3–22745.0F♯41.13″1958John Taylor & CoFFC
1017–1–20663.0E45.40″2014John Taylor & CoFNFC
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
1 [1]1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 101959Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.A.h10.X
Frame modifications:
Frame 1: 1972 by John Taylor & Co (major overhaul)
Truss 8.3.A.h introduced. An 8 bell frame, layout unknown, modified into a 10 bell frame.
Notes

[1]Frame layout

Layout 8.1 (pit E containing treble narrower, pit D containing tenor commensurately wider) with an end to end layout for 2 bells stretched along beside pits BCDA.

Published: 04/02/2023

Update log
04/02/2023Frame note added describing non-standard layout
11/11/2022Fr1A deleted; Fr1: bells 1,2 added, truss, layout added; Fr1 mods added [Jack Pease from personal visit and additional information provided by Chris Pickford]
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