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East Ilsley, Berkshire, S Mary
Place East Ilsley
S Mary
Unitary authority West Berkshire
Lieutenancy area Berkshire
Country England
Historic county Berkshire
Dove tower ID 10316
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 8–1–13 in GSee below
Other bellsSee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference SU493809
Latitude & longitude 51.52506, -1.29050View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode RG20 7LP
Diocese Oxford
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 9661
URL https://newbury.odg.org.uk/towers/east-ilsley/
Affiliation Oxford Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 473 performances here, of which 432 were peals and 6 were in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 8–1–13 in G
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 8–1–13 (937 lb or 425 kg) in G (800.0 Hz)
Practices Mon
Peals View 686 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13–1–11629.5G24.00″1921Mears & StainbankDFC
23–1–251520.5F♯24.63″1921Mears & StainbankDFC
34–0–221359.5E26.75″1921Mears & StainbankDFC
43–2–31215.5D26.30″1589†Joseph CarterRFC
53–3–151059.5C27.80″c1399†Wokingham foundryRFC
64–1–23990.5B29.50″1921Mears & StainbankFFC
76–1–25902.5A33.27″c1724William and Robert CorRFC
88–1–13800.0G37.00″1948Mears & StainbankRFC
Source: P Davies(Sharpe); CBC; D Sloman
Contributed by: [Peter Davies]
Other bells
Bells Edit details
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Sanctus½ cwt2741.0F11.54″(unidentified)YS
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,6,7,81921SteelMears & Stainbank
Contributed by: David Sloman
Update log
08/02/2025ODG Newbury Branch URL amended [Nick Annetts, ODG Newbury Branch Web Master]
27/08/20221-3,6: diameter amended [Information originally provided by David Sloman]
26/07/20221-8: nominal added; 1-3,6: diameter amended; 4-5,7: diameter added; Sanctus: nominal, diameter, hanging type added [Recordings and measurements taken 22/7/2022 via Bill Hibbert]
09/07/2021URL amended [Tim Jackson]
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