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Hempsted, Gloucestershire, S Swithun
Place Hempsted
S Swithun
Lieutenancy area Gloucestershire
Country England
Dove tower ID 11616
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 10–2–12 in F♯See below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference SO813170
Latitude & longitude 51.85158, -2.27191View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode GL2 5LW
Diocese Gloucester
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
URL http://www.bagleybells.co.uk/towers/glos.htm#HEMPSTED
Affiliation Gloucester and Bristol Diocesan Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
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)
Practice Wed
Overhauled
1979 by Whitechapel Bell Foundry
Tuned 1979
Peals View 45 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
Additional information Rung from chancel
Bell Weight Nominal Note Diameter Dated Founder Canons Turning
1 3–1–20 1477.0 F♯ 25.00" 1979 Whitechapel Bell Foundry F
2 3–2–16 1395.0 E♯ 25.88" 1979 Whitechapel Bell Foundry 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 8.3.D.a
1 1,2,4,6,8 1979 Cast iron Whitechapel Bell Foundry 8.3.D.a
Contributed by: Tim Jackson
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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