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Eastnor, Herefordshire, S John Bapt
Place Eastnor
S John Bapt
Lieutenancy area Herefordshire
Country England
Dove tower ID 11363
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 6–3–9 in ASee below
Other bellsSee below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference SO731372
Latitude & longitude 52.03272, -2.39319View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode HR8 1RA
Diocese Hereford
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
URL http://www.bagleybells.co.uk/towers/herfs.htm#EASTNOR
Affiliation Hereford Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
Ring of 6, tenor 6–3–9 in A
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 6–3–9 (765 lb or 347 kg) in A (864.4 Hz)
Overhauled
2022 by Whites of Appleton
Bells tuned and rehung on completely new fittings; canons removed from the treble (so the front three have box-section headstocks, the back three canon-retaining fabricated headstocks). All bells except the second are already quarter turned, so have been one eighth turned; second has been quarter turned
Tuned 2021
Peals View 32 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
Bell Weight Nominal Note Diameter Dated Founder Canons Turning
1 3–1–9 1442.0 F♯ 24.19" 1863 George Mears R 8
2 3–2–11 1297.4 E 26.56" 1967 Mears & Stainbank F 4
3 4–0–24 1153.1 D 27.81" 1717 Abraham I Rudhall R 8
4 4–1–8 1080.9 C♯ 28.44" 1737 Abel Rudhall Y 8
5 4–3–20 973.0 B 30.13" 1738 Abel Rudhall Y 8
6 6–3–9 864.4 A 34.00" 2022 John Taylor & Co F N
Source: A Bagworth(F#;WofA); Dove tenor wt; D Sloman
Contributed by: Alan Bagworth
Other bells
Bells Edit details
Bell Weight Nominal Note Diameter Dated Founder Canons Turning
Clock 6–3–22 872.0 A 35.06" 1689 Abraham I Rudhall Y 4
Sanctus 3 cwt 1555.0 G 24.00" 1888 John Warner & Sons Y N
Details of frames
Frame Bells Year Material Maker Truss Layout
1A 1,2,3,4,5 of 6 1926 Steel Mears & Stainbank
1B Clock 2022 Whites of Appleton
Contributed by: David Sloman
Update log
23/03/2022 Project completed [Roy Williams]
21/03/2022 Old 6: role changed to clock, weight amended; 1-5: weight, nominal, diameter, canons, turning amended; 6: bell details added [Mark Walker, Whites of Appleton]
05/05/2021 Sanctus: nominal added. [Roy Williams]
24/04/2021 Bells are to be tuned and rehung on completely new fittings, canons to be removed from the treble (so the front three will have box-section headstocks, the back three canon-retaining fabricated headstocks). All bells except the 2nd are already quarter turned, so will be one eighth turned; 2nd will be quarter turned. (Whites of Appleton) 1-6: turning added [Roy Williams]
17/01/2020 6th gudgeon broken >> only 1-5 rung 2nd,4th Sunday services [Alan Bagworth via e-mail]
03/07/2019 1: diam amended [Alan Bagworth via 00013499]
09/05/2019 Tenor gudgeon broken: ringing suspended [Alan Bagworth via e-mail]
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