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S Swithun, Hempsted, Gloucestershire
Place Hempsted
S Swithun
Grid reference SO813170
Postcode GL2 5LW
Latitude & longitude 51.85158, -2.27191Locate using Google Map or OS Map or OpenStreetMap
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Lieutenancy area Gloucestershire
Country England
Diocese Gloucester
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Rings 8 (full circle ring), tenor 10-2-12 in F♯See below
Frames 2See below
URL http://www.bagleybells.co.uk/towers/glos.htm#HEMPSTED
Affiliation Gloucester and Bristol Diocesan Association
Dove tower ID 11616
Ring of 8, tenor 10-2-12 in F♯
Bells 8 (full circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 10-2-12 (1188 lb or 539 kg) in F♯ (738.0 Hz)
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
Practice Wed
Additional information Rung from chancel
Overhauled 1979 by Whitechapel Bell Foundry Ltd
Tuned 1979
Peals View 45 peals in the Felstead Database
Bell Weight Nominal Note Diameter Dated Founder Canons Turning
1 3-1-20 1477.0 F♯ 25.00" 1979 Whitechapel Bell Foundry Ltd F
2 3-2-16 1395.0 E♯ 25.88" 1979 Whitechapel Bell Foundry Ltd F
3 4-1-8 1245.0 D♯ 27.63" 1886 Mears & Stainbank R
4 4-1-12 1106.0 C♯ 29.00" 1764 Thomas Rudhall R
5 5-3-0 988.0 B 31.00" 1694 Abraham I Rudhall R
6 6-1-0 931.5 A♯ 33.00" 1817 John Rudhall R
7 8-0-9 828.5 G♯ 36.00" 1817 John Rudhall R
8 10-2-12 738.0 F♯ 40.50" 1694 Abraham I Rudhall R
Source: Bliss & Sharpe; A Bull(Glos); CJP(WBF); J Hunt; TimJ(M Taylor; D Bagley)
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Details of frames
Frame Bells Year Material Maker Truss Layout
2 3,5,7 1979 Cast iron Whitechapel Bell Foundry Ltd 8.3.D.a
1 1,2,4,6,8 1979 Cast iron Whitechapel Bell Foundry Ltd 8.3.D.a
Contributed by: Jack Hunt
Last updated: 17/03/2019
Update log
19/05/2019 1-8: nominal added [Tim Jackson via 00013419]
17/03/2019 fr1,fr2: material amended,truss added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
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