Broad Blunsdon, Wiltshire, S Leonard
| Place | Broad Blunsdon S Leonard |
| Unitary authority | Swindon |
| Lieutenancy area | Wiltshire |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Wiltshire |
| Dove tower ID | 12338 |
| Rings | 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 5–1–15 in B♭See below |
| Frames | 1See below |
| Grid reference | SU152907 |
| Latitude & longitude | 51.61538, -1.78057View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | SN26 7BD |
| Diocese | Bristol |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | II* by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 1456 |
| Also | Toilet |
| URL | https://www.bellsgandb.org.uk/cgi-bin/makepage.cgi?b=10#248 |
| Affiliation | Gloucester and Bristol Diocesan Association |
| 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 5–1–15 in B♭
| Bells | 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 5–1–15 (603 lb or 274 kg) in B♭ (960.0 Hz) |
| Practices | Mon (1st, 3rd, 5th) |
| Projects & overhauls | 2002 by Nicholson Engineering Ltd (major overhaul) 1913 by John Warner & Sons (ring created) Ring installed |
| Peals | View 81 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2–0–21 | 1921.5 | B♭ | 20.38″ | 2002 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | FC | |||
| 2 | 2–0–26 | 1801.5 | A | 20.94″ | 2002 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | FC | |||
| 3 | 2–1–19 | 1605.0 | G | 22.31″ | 1913 | John Warner & Sons | F | FC | |||
| 4 | 2–2–11 | 1436.0 | F | 23.38″ | 1913 | John Warner & Sons | F | FC | |||
| 5 | 2–3–20 | 1277.0 | E♭ | 25.06″ | 1913 | John Warner & Sons | F | FC | |||
| 6 | 3–1–1 | 1196.0 | D | 26.31″ | 1913 | John Warner & Sons | F | FC | |||
| 7 | 3–3–23 | 1067.5 | C | 28.38″ | 1913 | John Warner & Sons | F | FC | |||
| 8 | 5–1–15 | 960.0 | B♭ | 31.25″ | 1913 | John Warner & Sons | F | FC |
Details of frame
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | 2002 | Cast iron | Nicholson Engineering Ltd | 8.3.A.h | 8.3 |
Update log
| 11/10/2024 | Frame Fr1: truss, layout amended [Andrew Nicholson] |
| 30/09/2024 | Frame Fr1 added [Jack Pease from the Christopher Dalton papers] |
| 08/01/2022 | 4: weight amended [Nigel Taylor's personal tuning records via David Sloman] |
| 07/12/2019 | 1-8: nominal added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |