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Calne, Wiltshire, S Mary V
PlaceCalne
S Mary V
Unitary authorityWiltshire
Lieutenancy areaWiltshire
CountryEngland
Historic countyWiltshire
Dove tower ID11261
Rings10 (full-circle ring), tenor 23–2–19 in DSee below
Other bellsSee below
Frames3See below
Grid referenceST999709
Latitude & longitude51.43731, -2.00274View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & longNo optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
PostcodeSN11 0HY
DioceseSalisbury
Church groupChurch of England
Listed gradeI by Historic England
Church heritage record12478
URLshttp://calnestmarybells.chessck.co.uk/
https://sdgr.org.uk/calne/
https://www.facebook.com/CalneStMaryBellProject
AffiliationSalisbury Diocesan Guild
PerformancesSearch for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 109 performances here, of which 5 were peals and 15 were in the last two years
Peal boardsView peal boards on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard had images of 1 board recording performances at this tower
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 10, tenor 23–2–19 in D
Bells10 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor23–2–19 (2651 lb or 1202 kg) in D (590.0 Hz)
All rings
1023–2–19 in D10 as tenor
67–1–2 in A6 as tenor
PracticesFri
Projects & overhauls
2023 by Whites of Appleton (major overhaul)
Augmented from 8 bells
Ring augmented to 10 using two newly cast Westley bells. Bells rehung in a new cast iron frame lower in the tower. See https://www.facebook.com/CalneStMaryBellProject. In addition, bells 3 to 9 were tuned.
1907 (major overhaul)
List all
Tuned2023
PealsView 20 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–3–201478.3F♯26.56″2022Westley GroupFNFC
24–3–211322.3E27.63″2022Westley GroupFNFC
35–2–91182.8D28.94″1707Abraham I RudhallYMFC
45–2–61101.1C♯30.31″1796John RudhallRMFC
56–1–8984.9B32.56″1928Mears & StainbankF8FC
67–1–2881.5A34.31″1899Mears & StainbankR8FC
79–1–18789.4G37.94″1707Abraham I RudhallRMFC
810–2–5736.2F♯40.25″1848Charles & George MearsRMFC
913–0–13658.9E43.38″1786Robert II WellsRMFC
1023–2–19590.0D51.25″1989Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
Other bells
BellsEdit details
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Disused6 cwtB32.38″1658†William III PurdueRU
Sanctus2 cwt1712.0A20.00″c1499†Bristol foundryYNS
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
9Sanctus2023TimberWhites of Appleton2.A1
21907OakWhites of Appleton6.A8.3
11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 102023Cast ironWhites of Appleton8.3.A.h10.X7
Update log
07/10/2023Sanctus, Disused: weight added [Chris Pickford #005712]
02/10/2023Disused: note, diameter, canons added [C Dalton notes via Chris Pickford #005679]
15/09/2023Overhaul description amended [Andrew Woolley, tower captain]
11/05/2023Project completed; URL added; 3-9: turning added; 7: welded; frame Fr9 added; Sanctus: nominal, note, diameter, turning, hanging, frame number added [Andrew Woolley, tower captain]
21/04/2023Rehung, tuned and augmented to ten in new cast iron frame lower in tower (old frame still in situ). Bells not yet ringable. 1 & 2 added; 3-9: weight amended; 3-10: nominal amended; 3-9: diameter amended; 4,6,8,9, sanctus: canons amended; 1,2,10: turning added. Frame fr1 added [Whites of Appleton via #004922]
06/12/2022Frame Fr1: maker, truss, layout added [Andrew Woolley, tower captain. via FBL]
21/10/2022URL added to project description [Andrew Woolley, tower captain]
12/10/2022Project under way [Andrew Woolley, tower captain]
30/06/2022New project added [Andrew Woolley, tower captain]
28/05/2021URL amended [Andrew Woolley Tower Captain via Email]
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