Tower details

Place	Ab Kettleby S James
Lieutenancy area	Leicestershire
Country	England
Historic county	Leicestershire
Dove tower ID	12574
Rings	6 (full-circle ring), tenor 8–2–22 in GSee below
Frames	2See below
Grid reference	SK724228
Latitude & longitude	52.79858, -0.92747View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long	A suggested satnav destination for this tower is at 52.79968, -0.92635 View on Google Map Edit details
Postcode	LE14 3HS
Diocese	Leicester
Church	Church of England
Listed grade	II* by Historic England
Church heritage record	6514
URL	http://www.abkettlebybells.co.uk/
Affiliation	Leicester Diocesan Guild
Performances	Search for performances on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard listed 18 performances here, of which 5 were peals and 6 were in the last two years

Bells	6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor	8–2–22 (974 lb or 442 kg) in G (783.0 Hz)
Practices	Wed
Overhauled	2016 by John Taylor & Co Augmented >> 6 with tenor + 2 trebles; others refurbished; also frame
Peals	View 5 peals in the Felstead Database
Also	Ground floor ringing chamber

	Bell	Weight	Nominal	Note	Diameter	Dated	Founder	Canons	Turning	Hanging
	1	3–3–7	1317.0	E	26.00″	2015	John Taylor & Co	F	N	FC
	2	4–1–0	1173.0	D	27.50″	2015	John Taylor & Co	F	N	FC
	3	4–1–6	1064.0	C	29.00″	1653	George I Oldfield	R	N	FC
	4	5–0–4	1001.0	B	31.00″	c1599†	Newcombe (generic)	R	N	FC
	5	5–3–8	879.0	A	32.75″	1765	Thomas I Hedderly	R	N	FC
	6	8–2–22	783.0	G	37.50″	1929	John Taylor & Co	F	N	FC

	Frame	Bells	Year	Material	Maker	Truss	Layout
	1	2,3,4,5,6	1950	Cast iron	John Taylor & Co	8.3.A.h	5.1 ➔ 6.1
	– 1.1	1	2016	Cast iron	Local labour/guild/assn	8.3.A.h	1

Contributed by: Tim Jackson

02/08/2020

1: frameid amended; fr1: layout added; fr1A: details added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]