Orcop, Herefordshire, S John Bapt
| Place | Orcop S John Bapt |
| Unitary authority | Herefordshire |
| Lieutenancy area | Herefordshire |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Herefordshire |
| 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 map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | HR2 8ES |
| Diocese | Hereford |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | II* by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 6275 |
| URLs | http://www.bagleybells.co.uk/towers/herfs.htm#ORCOP https://hdgb.org/?tower=orcop |
| Affiliation | Hereford Diocesan Guild |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise As of last night, BellBoard listed 15 performances here, of which 8 were peals and none were in the last two years |
| Peal boards | No 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 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 | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4½ cwt | 1336.5 | E | 27.00″ | 1907 | James Barwell & Co | D | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 4 cwt | 1182.5 | D | 26.75″ | 1663† | John I Pennington ('IP') | Y | 4 | FC | ||
| 3 | 5¾ cwt | 1098.0 | C♯ | 30.50″ | 1731 | Abraham II Rudhall | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 4 | 5¼ cwt | 997.0 | B | 31.50″ | 1663† | John I Pennington ('IP') | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 5 | 7½ cwt | 925.0 | A♯ | 34.25″ | 1679† | ? John II Pennington ('IP') | R | 4 | FC |
Details of frame
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 [1] | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | 1907 | Oak | William Greenleaf | 6.A | 5.X |
Notes
[1]Frame Layout
Fr1 layout is 6.7 minus pit E
Published: 30/11/2023; updated: 30/11/2023
Update log
| 22/03/2022 | Fr1: truss and layout added [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] |