Wing, Buckinghamshire, All Saints
| Place | Wing All Saints |
| Unitary authority | Buckinghamshire |
| Lieutenancy area | Buckinghamshire |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Buckinghamshire |
| Dove tower ID | 11224 |
| Rings | 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 28 cwt in DSee below 1 (other bells)See below |
| Frames | 2See below |
| Grid reference | SP880225 |
| Latitude & longitude | 51.89475, -0.72236View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | A suggested satnav destination for this tower is at 51.89463, -0.72105 View on Google MapEdit details |
| Postcode | LU7 0NX |
| Diocese | Oxford |
| Church | Church of England |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 9975 |
| URL | http://cbucks.odg.org.uk/wordpress/towers/6-bells/wing/ |
| Affiliation | Oxford Diocesan Guild |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard listed 40 performances here, of which 10 were peals and none were in the last two years |
Ring of 6, tenor 28 cwt in D
| Bells | 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 28 cwt (3136 lb or ~1430 kg) in D (611.5 Hz) |
| Practices | Fri |
| Overhauled | 1992 by Whitechapel Bell Foundry rehung (including sanctus bell) with new fittings (front four wheels retained) in existing frame 1954 by Whites of Appleton frame fitted with tie-rods and underpinned with three steel RSJs 1888 by Whites of Appleton rehung with new fittings in existing frame |
| Peals | View 21 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Additional information | Anticlockwise |
| Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7¼ cwt | 1000.0 | B | 33.88″ | 1654 | Ellis & Francis Knight | Y | M | FC | ||
| 2 | 8¾ cwt | 902.0 | A | 36.50″ | 1640 | Ellis I Knight | Y | M | FC | ||
| 3 | 10 cwt | 801.0 | G | 38.88″ | 1638 | Ellis I Knight | Y | M | FC | ||
| 4 | 14 cwt | 745.0 | F♯ | 42.00″ | 1638 | Ellis I Knight | Y | M | FC | ||
| 5 | 19¼ cwt | 683.5 | E | 46.25″ | 1842 | W & J Taylor | R | M | FC | ||
| 6 | <29–0–9 | 611.5 | D | 53.75″ | 1863 | John Warner & Sons | R | M | FC |
Other bells
| Bells | 1 (other bells)Edit details |
| Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanctus | 1 cwt | C | 16.00″ | c1699 | Unidentified (blank) | Y | 4 | S |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Sanctus | Timber | 2.A | 1 | ||||
| 1 [1] [2] | 1,2,3,4,5,6 | c1641 | Timber | William Chapman of Wingrave | 5 & 6.D | 6.X |
Notes
[1]Frame layout
Fr1 layout is similar to 5.3 but with Pits C and D at right-angles and with an additional pit next to them.
Published: 30/12/2022
[2]Frame truss
Fr1 non-standard truss is 6.D plus king-post.
Published: 22/08/2024
Update log
| 02/12/2022 | 1888 overhaul added; 1954, 1992 overhaul descriptions added; Frame Fr1: maker, truss, layout added; Frame Fr9 added; Sanctus added; 6: weight amended; 1-6: turning added [Bucks BB, Matthew Smith. Citing “The Builder”, 17/Dec/1864, p922 (courtesy of Chris Pickford), for weight of #6, i.e. the bell weighed 29.0.09 prior to canon removal] |
| 11/10/2021 | Tuning year deleted - bells were not tuned in 1992 [Nigel Taylor] |
| 07/02/2020 | URL replaced: odg.org.uk/history/centralbucks/wing.html [- not working TimJ (#264) via URLbad] |