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Thame, Oxfordshire, S Mary V
PlaceThame
S Mary V
Lieutenancy areaOxfordshire
CountryEngland
Historic countyOxfordshire
Dove tower ID10060
Rings8 (full-circle ring), tenor 11–1–11 in FSee below
Other bellsSee below
Frames1See below
Grid referenceSP703063
Latitude & longitude51.75117, -0.98192View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & longNo optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
PostcodeOX9 3AJ
DioceseOxford
Church groupChurch of England
Listed gradeI by Historic England
Church heritage record9282
AffiliationOxford Diocesan Guild
PerformancesSearch for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 34 performances here, of which 16 were peals and 1 was in the last two years
Peal boardsNo 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.
Ring of 8, tenor 11–1–11 in F
Bells8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor11–1–11 (1271 lb or 577 kg) in F (698.5 Hz)
PracticesMon
Projects & overhauls
1997 by Whites of Appleton (major overhaul)
New steel grillage inserted under frame. Bells tuned at WBF. Fittings re-furbished and bells re-hung
1991 by John Taylor & Co (major overhaul)
Canons and crown staples removed, tuned and rehung on new fittings
1876 by Mears & Stainbank (ring created)
Ring installed
List all
Tuned1997
PealsView 32 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13–2–71399.7F25.88″1876Mears & StainbankR8FC
24–0–211320.0E27.38″1876Mears & StainbankR8FC
34–0–161174.7D28.31″1876Mears & StainbankR8FC
44–1–191046.8C30.13″1876Mears & StainbankR8FC
55–1–16932.4B♭32.69″1876Mears & StainbankR8FC
66–1–15879.5A34.44″1876Mears & StainbankR8FC
78–0–18784.0G37.69″1876Mears & StainbankR8FC
811–1–11698.5F41.94″1876Mears & StainbankR8FC
Other bells
BellsEdit details
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
SanctusG18.50″c1699Unidentified (blank)YNS
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 81884Oak6.A8.3
Update log
06/12/2025Service: founder, canon, hanging added; Fr1: truss, layout added [Kye L Leaver, Cumbria Clock Company, from personal visit (05/12/2025) via #009610]
05/05/2025ODG South Oxfordshire Branch URL deleted; gives 404 error (not found) [Error detected by Dove Tower URL Checker]
31/10/20221997 overhaul description amended [Graham Clifton]
15/08/20221-8: nominal added; 6: diameter amended; 1-8: turning added [Nigel Taylor Personal tuning records]
07/08/20221-8: canons added [Richard Offen]
06/08/2022Fr1: date amended; overhaul added; URL added; bell names added [Tower website]
06/08/20221: weight amended; 1-8: diameter amended [Whitechapel records via David Sloman]
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