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Dorchester, Oxfordshire, Abbey Ch of S Peter & S Paul
Place Dorchester
Abbey Ch of S Peter & S Paul
Lieutenancy area Oxfordshire
Country England
Historic county Oxfordshire
Dove tower ID 10217
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 16–2–11 in ESee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference SU578942
Latitude & longitude 51.64371, -1.16471View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode OX10 7JT
Diocese Oxford
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 9364
URL https://www.dorchester-abbey.org.uk/the-bells/
Affiliation Oxford Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 82 performances here, of which 50 were peals and 2 were in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 16–2–11 in E
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 16–2–11 (1859 lb or 843 kg) in E (641.0 Hz)
Practices Tue
Overhauled
1987 by Whites of Appleton
1936 by Whites of Appleton
Tuned 1987
Peals View 172 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–1–221291.0E28.50″1867Mears & StainbankR4FC
24–3–51213.5D♯29.63″1867Mears & StainbankR4FC
36–0–151082.0C♯30.50″1651Ellis I, Francis & Henry II KnightY4FC
45–2–24969.0B32.00″1603†Henry I KnightR4FC
57–0–12858.5A34.50″1606†Henry I KnightY4FC
610–1–15811.0G♯38.00″1591†Henry I KnightY4FC
713–0–4722.5F♯41.63″c1399†Exeter foundryY4FC
816–2–11641.0E45.00″c1399†Wokingham foundryY4FC
Source: P Davies(Sharpe,Oxon); CBC; JCB; A McCurdy; J Hedgcock
Contributed by: [Peter Davies]
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,6,7,81867OakMears & Stainbank6.A8.3
Update log
04/05/2025ODG South Oxfordshire Branch URL deleted; gives 404 error (not found) [Error detected by Dove Tower URL Checker]
07/08/2022Fr1: Truss and layout added: URLs added [https://youtu.be/yLBzTJ1e0yY]
01/07/20227: weight amended; 1-3,6-7: diameter amended [Whitechapel records via David Sloman]
05/09/20201-8: turning added [[James Hedgcock] via 00013978]
04/09/20201-3: canon info added [Adam McCurdy via 00013965]
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