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Alton, Staffordshire, S Peter
Place Alton
S Peter
Lieutenancy area Staffordshire
Country England
Historic county Staffordshire
Dove tower ID 14384
Rings 10 (full-circle ring), tenor 22–2–2 in E♭See below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference SK073423
Latitude & longitude 52.97830, -1.89194View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode ST10 4AQ
Diocese Lichfield
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Church heritage record 6984
Also Toilet
Affiliation North Staffordshire Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 129 performances here, of which 56 were peals and 16 were in the last two years
Ring of 10, tenor 22–2–2 in E♭
Bells 10 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 22–2–2 (2522 lb or 1144 kg) in E♭ (621.0 Hz)
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1022–2–2 in E♭10 as tenor
68–0–6 in B♭6 as tenor
Practices Mon
Projects & overhauls
2023 by John Taylor & Co (major overhaul)
Augmented to ten; rebuilt and extended bell frame; fittings restored; two new bells cast.
1959 by John Taylor & Co (ring created)
Ring installed
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Peals View 78 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
15–0–151564.8G26.90″2022John Taylor & CoFNFC
24–3–141394.1F27.40″2022John Taylor & CoFNFC
35–0–61242.0E♭28.50″1959John Taylor & CoFNFC
45–2–251172.0D29.75″1959John Taylor & CoFNFC
56–2–181043.0C32.13″1959John Taylor & CoFNFC
68–0–6930.0B♭34.38″1959John Taylor & CoFNFC
79–2–11829.0A♭37.50″1959John Taylor & CoFNFC
811–3–27782.0G40.00″1959John Taylor & CoFNFC
916–1–5697.0F44.50″1959John Taylor & CoFNFC
1022–2–2621.0E♭49.38″1959John Taylor & CoFNFC
Source: S Hutchieson; A Higson; TimJ(#305); J Hedgcock
Contributed by: Stuart Hutchieson
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
2 [1]3,6,8,92023Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.D.a4.X
11,2,4,5,7,102023Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.D.a6.X17
Frame modifications:
Frame 2: 2023 by John Taylor & Co (major overhaul)
Reconstructed using frame sides from the original Taylors 1959 frame supplemented using new frame sides. Original truss was 8.3.A.h, layout 3.3
Frame 1: 2023 by John Taylor & Co (major overhaul)
Reconstructed using frame sides from the original Taylors 1959 frame supplemented using new frame sides. Original truss was 8.3.C.e, layout 5.1
Contributed by: Tim Jackson
Notes

[1]Frame Fr2 layout

Bells 3,6 and 8 are parallel, with 3 and 6 end to end, and 8 parallel to 3, with a large gap between them. Bell 9 is orthogonal to bells 4 and 8.

Published: 31/07/2023; updated: 16/11/2024

Update log
13/07/2023Frame mods added [Andrew Ogden (Taylors)]
10/07/20231-2: weight, nominal, diameter, cast year, founder, canons, turning added; 1: frame number added [JT & Co via Andrew Ogden #005301]
27/05/2023Project completed
12/10/2022Project under way [David Potter]
09/07/2022New project added (augment to 10) [David Potter]
02/11/20201-8: turning added [[James Hedgcock] via 00014088]
01/11/20201-8: frameid added; frames Fr1,Fr2: details added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
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