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Orcop, Herefordshire, S John Bapt
Place Orcop
S John Bapt
Lieutenancy area Herefordshire
Country England
Dove tower ID 10410
Rings 5 (full-circle ring), tenor 7½ cwt in A♯See below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference SO473262
Latitude & longitude 51.93241, -2.76672View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers
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Postcode HR2 8ES
Diocese Hereford
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
URL http://www.bagleybells.co.uk/towers/herfs.htm#ORCOP
Affiliation Hereford Diocesan Guild
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Ring of 5, tenor 7½ cwt in A♯
Bells 5 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 7½ cwt (840 lb or ~380 kg) in A♯ (925.0 Hz)
Peals View 8 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
Additional information Tuning: 1-4,5♯ of 5
Bell Weight Nominal Note Diameter Dated Founder Canons Turning
1 4½ cwt 1336.5 E 27.00" 1907 James Barwell & Co D N
2 4 cwt 1182.5 D 26.75" 1663† John I Pennington ('IP') Y 4
3 5¾ cwt 1098.0 C♯ 30.50" 1731 Abraham II Rudhall R 4
4 5¼ cwt 997.0 B 31.50" 1663† John I Pennington ('IP') R 4
5 7½ cwt 925.0 A♯ 34.25" 1679† ? John II Pennington ('IP') R 4
Source: GAD; Dove tenor wt; F Sharpe(Herefs); P Dyson; D Sloman
Contributed by: George Dawson
Details of frame
Frame Bells Year Material Maker Truss Layout
1 1,2,3,4,5 1907 Oak William Greenleaf 6.A 5.X
Update log
22/03/2022 Fr1: truss and layout added (non-std layout 6.7 minus pit E) [C J Pickford visit]
13/03/2022 5: weight amended; 1-4: weight added; 1-5: nominal, turning added; 2,4-5: diameter amended; 1,3: diameter added. [C J Pickford visit 12 Mar 2022. Weights amended to Fred Sharpe values]
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