Warminster, Wiltshire, Minster Ch of S Denys
| Place | Warminster Minster Ch of S Denys |
| Unitary authority | Wiltshire |
| Lieutenancy area | Wiltshire |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Wiltshire |
| Dove tower ID | 14106 |
| Rings | 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 23–1–19 in DSee below |
| Frames | 1See below |
| Grid reference | ST869455 |
| Latitude & longitude | 51.20858, -2.18859View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | BA12 8PH |
| Diocese | Salisbury |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | II* by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 12431 |
| Also | Toilet |
| URL | http://www.sdgr.org.uk/branches/devizes/tower-251 |
| Affiliation | Salisbury Diocesan Guild |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise |
| Peal boards | No peal boards have been uploaded to BellBoard yet The Central Council is collecting photographs of all peal boards, and curating and uploading them to BellBoard. This includes material from earlier systems found here. |
| Biographies | View the biographies of ringers at this tower on the Central Council Ringing History Hub |
Ring of 8, tenor 23–1–19 in D
| Bells | 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 23–1–19 (2623 lb or 1190 kg) in D (589.2 Hz) |
| Projects & overhauls | 2021 by Matthew Higby & Co (major overhaul) Restored, tuned and rehung |
| Tuned | 2021 |
| Peals | View 53 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6–0–25 | 1182.4 | D | 30.04″ | 1881 | John Warner & Sons | R | Y | FC | ||
| 2 | 6–0–9 | 1108.3 | C♯ | 29.88″ | 1881 | John Warner & Sons | R | Y | FC | ||
| 3 | 7–0–8 | 988.7 | B | 32.40″ | 1881 | John Warner & Sons | R | Y | FC | ||
| 4 | 9–1–17 | 882.2 | A | 36.69″ | 1881 | John Warner & Sons | R | Y | FC | ||
| 5 | 11–0–14 | 787.4 | G | 39.69″ | 1881 | John Warner & Sons | R | Y | FC | ||
| 6 | 13–0–25 | 738.9 | F♯ | 42.52″ | 1881 | John Warner & Sons | R | Y | FC | ||
| 7 | 16–0–3 | 659.8 | E | 45.63″ | 1881 | John Warner & Sons | R | Y | FC | ||
| 8 | 23–1–19 | 589.2 | D | 51.26″ | 1737 | Abel Rudhall | R | Y | FC |
Details of frame
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 [1] | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | 1914 | Steel | Alfred Bowell | 8.1.C.c | 8.X |
Notes
[1]Frame Fr1 layout
Frame Fr1 Layout is described as follows: top right corner: 1; centre right: 2 end-to-end with 1; bottom right corner: 3; centre bottom 4 end-to-end with 3; bottom left corner: 5; top left corner: 6 end-to-end with 5; centre top: 7 at right-angles to 1 and 6; middle: 8 side-by-side with 7.
Published: 06/11/2023; updated: 15/08/2026
Update log
| 09/09/2026 | Minster status added [Henry Grice, from personal visit; See also https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/9571/ via #010848] |
| 06/11/2023 | Note added; frame Fr1 added [Jack Pease, from personal visit. See also Bellframes p31, Pickford] |
| 08/01/2022 | Tuning added [M R T Higby] |
| 29/12/2021 | Project completed (restored, tuned and rehung) [Matthew Higby via Tim Jackson] |
| 04/07/2020 | 1-8: turning,canon info added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 30/06/2020 | Tenor no longer 24-3-8 [TimJ(#290) info M Higby via pNBR] |
| 30/06/2020 | 1-8: nominal,diam,wt amended [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 11/03/2020 | 1-8: nominal added [Bill Hibbert via e-mail] |
| 02/02/2019 | Bells being rehung [Matthew Higby via e-mail] |