Tower details: Woolhope, Herefordshire, S George

Place	Woolhope S George
Unitary authority	Herefordshire
Lieutenancy area	Herefordshire
Country	England
Historic county	Herefordshire
Dove tower ID	12516
Rings	6 (full-circle ring), tenor 13¼ cwt in FSee below Other bellsSee below
Frames	1See below
Grid reference	SO611357
Latitude & longitude	52.01910, -2.56770View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long	A suggested satnav destination for this tower is at 52.01946, -2.56861 View on Google Map Edit details
Postcode	HR1 4QS
Diocese	Hereford
Church	Church of England
Listed grade	II* by Historic England
Church heritage record	6169
URLs	http://www.bagleybells.co.uk/towers/herfs.htm#WOOLHOPE https://hdgb.org/?tower=woolhope https://woolhope.church/bells/
Affiliation	Hereford Diocesan Guild
Performances	Search for performances on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard listed 56 performances here, of which 19 were peals and 7 were in the last two years

Bells	6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor	13¼ cwt (~1480 lb or ~670 kg) in F (687.0 Hz)
Projects & overhauls	2016 by Nicholson Engineering Ltd (major overhaul) Rehung with new h/s and new bearings List all
Peals	View 19 peals in the Felstead Database
Also	Ground floor ringing chamber
Additional information	Anticlockwise

	Bell	Weight	Nominal	Note	Diameter	Dated	Founder	Canons	Turning	Hanging
	1	<5–0–23	1144.0	D	28.88″	1882	John Taylor & Co	R	8	FC
	2	5¾ cwt	1030.0	C	32.00″	1887	John Warner & Sons	R	8	FC
	3	6½ cwt	921.0	B♭	34.50″	1649†	John I Pennington ('IP')	Y	8	FC
	4	7½ cwt	855.0	A	36.75″	c1400†	Bristol foundry	Y	8	FC
	5	9¼ cwt	779.0	G	40.00″	1662	John I Pennington ('IP')	Y	8	FC
	6	13¼ cwt	687.0	F	42.75″	1839	Thomas II Mears	R	8	FC

Bells

	Bell	Weight	Nominal	Note	Diameter	Dated	Founder	Canons	Turning	Hanging
	Sanctus	¼ cwt	888.0	A	11.50″	c1799	(unidentified)	Y	N

	Frame	Bells	Year	Material	Maker	Truss	Layout
	1	1,2,3,4,5,6,Sanctus	c1699	Oak		6.A & 6.H	6.1

05/06/2023

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