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Imber, Wiltshire, S Giles
Place Imber
S Giles
Unitary authority Wiltshire
Lieutenancy area Wiltshire
Country England
Historic county Wiltshire
Dove tower ID 15797
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 2–2–18 in ESee below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference ST965483
Latitude & longitude 51.23454, -2.05146View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long A suggested satnav destination for this tower is at 51.25770, -1.98835
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Ownership Churches Conservation Trust
Diocese Salisbury
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 18956
URL http://www.imberchurch.org.uk
Affiliation Salisbury Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 86 performances here, of which 17 were peals and 13 were in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 2–2–18 in E
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 2–2–18 (298 lb or 135 kg) in E (1326.6 Hz)
Overhauled
2010 by Matthew Higby & Co
Peals View 18 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
Additional information Ringing by arrangement: access to the village is restricted; see church website for access details
Anticlockwise
No mains electricity
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
10–3–162211.0C♯15.87″c1900John Taylor & CoFNFC
21–0–41988.0B17.00″2003John Taylor Bellfounders LtdFNFC
31–1–101773.0A19.00″1852Charles & George MearsRNFC
41–3–51661.0G♯21.00″1878Thomas C LewisRNFC
52–0–161486.0F♯22.00″1888Gillett & CoRNFC
62–2–181326.6E24.00″1908John Taylor & CoFNFC
Source: M Higby
Contributed by: Matthew Higby
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
212010SteelMatthew Higby & Co8.1.B
12,3,4,5,6c1824Timber6.A5.1
Update log
04/03/2024CofE Diocese added [CHR]
11/08/2020Postcode removed as Imber doesn't have postcode. Visitors should not rely on any quoted [Neil Skelton via Email]
09/08/2020Replacement tenor, details changed from 2-2-15, 1330Hz to 2-2-18, 1326.6Hz [Matthew Higby via Email]
07/08/20201-6: turning added; 6: wt,nom'l,diam,date,founder,canons amended [Matthew Higby via 00013935]
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