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Brightling, East Sussex, S Thomas of Canterbury
Place Brightling
S Thomas of Canterbury
Lieutenancy area East Sussex
Country England
Historic county Sussex
Dove tower ID 10500
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 12–1–9 in F♯See below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference TQ683210
Latitude & longitude 50.96386, 0.39594View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode TN32 5HH
Diocese Chichester
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 3471
Affiliation Sussex County Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 22 performances here, of which 9 were peals and 2 were in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 12–1–9 in F♯
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 12–1–9 (1381 lb or 626 kg) in F♯ (761.0 Hz)
Practices Thu
Projects & overhauls
1815 by Thomas II Mears (ring created)
Ring installed
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Peals View 38 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–3–221522.0F♯27.63″1818Thomas II MearsY4FC
25–1–81429.0E♯28.13″1818Thomas II MearsY4FC
35–1–211280.5D♯29.63″1815Thomas II MearsY4FC
45–3–231140.5C♯31.50″1815Thomas II MearsY4FC
56–2–91015.0B33.38″1815Thomas II MearsY4FC
67–1–2960.5A♯34.63″1815Thomas II MearsY4FC
79–1–0854.0G♯38.00″1815Thomas II MearsY4FC
812–1–9761.0F♯41.88″1815Thomas II MearsY4FC
Source: Chich Dio spsht; B Hibbert; C Pickford; ADH
Contributed by: Geoff Rix
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,6,7,81926Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.A.h8.3
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