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Watford, Hertfordshire, S Mary
Place Watford
S Mary
Lieutenancy area Hertfordshire
Country England
Dove tower ID 10317
Rings 10 (full-circle ring), tenor 24–1–6 in E♭See below
Other bellsSee below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference TQ110963
Latitude & longitude 51.65462, -0.39597View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode WD17 2BW
Diocese St Albans
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
URL http://www.hcacr.org.uk/watford/watford/index.html
Affiliation Hertford County Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
Ring of 10, tenor 24–1–6 in E♭
Bells 10 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 24–1–6 (2722 lb or 1235 kg) in E♭ (636.0 Hz)
All rings
10, 24–1–6 in E♭
6, 7–3–10 in B♭
Practice Tue
Peals View 160 peals in the Felstead Database
Bell Weight Nominal Note Diameter Dated Founder Canons Turning
1 5–1–18 1592.0 G 26.88" 1946 Gillett & Johnston B N
2 5–2–6 1432.0 F 27.75" 1946 Gillett & Johnston B N
3 5–3–20 1272.0 E♭ 29.00" 1919 Gillett & Johnston F N
4 6–0–1 1192.0 D 30.00" 1919 Gillett & Johnston F N
5 6–3–10 1060.0 C 32.00" 1919 Gillett & Johnston F N
6 7–3–10 954.0 B♭ 34.50" 1919 Gillett & Johnston F N
7 10–0–14 848.0 A♭ 37.88" 1919 Gillett & Johnston F N
8 14–0–25 796.0 G 40.88" 1919 Gillett & Johnston F N
9 16–3–7 716.0 F 44.88" 1919 Gillett & Johnston F N
10 24–1–6 636.0 E♭ 50.00" 1919 Gillett & Johnston F N
Source: HCA; J Hedgcock(Dodds); R Bickerton; TimJ(AAJB/G&J;N Bowden)
Contributed by: Ian Cresshull
Other bells
Bells Edit details
Bell Weight Nominal Note Diameter Dated Founder Canons Turning
Market 1 cwt 2391.0 D 15.25" 1705 ? Chandler (generic) Y N
Details of frames
Frame Bells Year Material Maker Truss Layout
9 Market Unidentified
1 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 of 10 1919 Cast iron Gillett & Johnston
Frame modifications:
Frame 1: 1946 by Gillett & Johnston
Frame modified by the addition of cast iron trusses
Contributed by: Rod Bickerton
Update log
24/08/2019 Mkt: nominal added [Tim Jackson via 00013594]
14/04/2019 Ringing has been resumed [TimJ (info: Rod Bickerton) via e-mail]
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