Eastnor, Herefordshire, S John Bapt
| Place | Eastnor S John Bapt |
| Unitary authority | Herefordshire |
| Lieutenancy area | Herefordshire |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Herefordshire |
| Dove tower ID | 11363 |
| Rings | 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 6–3–9 in ASee below Other bellsSee below |
| Frames | 3See below |
| Grid reference | SO731372 |
| Latitude & longitude | 52.03272, -2.39319View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | HR8 1RA |
| Diocese | Hereford |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 6209 |
| Also | Toilet |
| URLs | http://www.bagleybells.co.uk/towers/herfs.htm#EASTNOR https://hdgb.org/tower/eastnor/ |
| Affiliation | Hereford Diocesan Guild |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise |
| 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 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) |
| Projects & overhauls | 2022 by Whites of Appleton (major overhaul) Bells tuned and rehung on completely new fittings; the former tenor (now the Clock bell) was stood down and a newly cast bell provided in its place; canons removed from the treble (so the front three have box-section headstocks, 4,5 have canon-retaining fabricated headstocks). 1,3,4,5 were one eighth-turned, the former tenor not being turned again. |
| Tuned | 2021 |
| Peals | View 35 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Also | Ground floor ringing chamber |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3–1–9 | 1442.0 | F♯ | 24.19″ | 1863 | George Mears | R | M | FC | ||
| 2 | 3–2–11 | 1297.4 | E | 26.56″ | 1967 | Mears & Stainbank | F | 4 | FC | ||
| 3 | 4–0–24 | 1153.1 | D | 27.81″ | 1717 | Abraham I Rudhall | R | M | FC | ||
| 4 | 4–1–8 | 1080.9 | C♯ | 28.44″ | 1737 | Abel Rudhall | Y | M | FC | ||
| 5 | 4–3–20 | 973.0 | B | 30.13″ | 1738 | Abel Rudhall | Y | M | FC | ||
| 6 | 6–3–9 | 864.4 | A | 34.00″ | 2022 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC |
Other bells
| Bells | Edit details |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clock | 6–3–22 | 872.0 | A | 35.06″ | 1689 | Abraham I Rudhall | Y | 4 | D | ||
| Sanctus | 3 cwt | 1555.0 | G | 24.00″ | 1888 | John Warner & Sons | Y | N | S |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 | 1926 | Steel | Mears & Stainbank | 8.1.B.a | 6.1 | ||
| 1A | Sanctus | c1969 | Timber | Locally manufactured | 6.B | 1 | ||
| 1B [1] | Clock | 2022 | Steel | Whites of Appleton | 10 |
Notes
[1]Frame Fr1B Truss Type
Frame Fr1B Truss is a steel post
Published: 02/05/2024
Update log
| 10/02/2024 | Toilet noted [Nick Cronin] |
| 23/11/2023 | Frame Fr1B added [Roy Williams, Bells Advisor to the Hereford DAC. via Frames backlog] |
| 23/11/2023 | Frame Fr1A: material, truss added [Roy Williams, Bells Advisor to the Hereford DAC. via Frames backlog] |
| 23/11/2023 | Frame Fr1: truss, layout added [Roy Williams, Bells Advisor to the Hereford DAC. via Frames backlog] |
| 08/02/2023 | Overhaul description amended; 1,3-5: turning amended [Alan Bagworth, local contact] |
| 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] |