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Ashendon, Buckinghamshire, S Mary
Place Ashendon
S Mary
Unitary authority Buckinghamshire
Lieutenancy area Buckinghamshire
Country England
Historic county Buckinghamshire
Dove tower ID 13399
Rings 3 (chime), tenor 7–2–14 in ASee below
Other bellsSee below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference SP704142
Latitude & longitude 51.82204, -0.97855View on OpenStreetMapList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode HP18 0HX
Diocese Oxford
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 9910
URL https://cbucks.odg.org.uk/wordpress/towers/3-bells/ashendon/
Chime of 3, tenor 7–2–14 in A
Bells 3 (chime)Edit details
Tenor 7–2–14 (854 lb or 387 kg) in A (903.2 Hz)
Overhauled
2021 by Whites of Appleton
Ring of 3 retuned and rehung for chiming.
Tuned 2021
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
12–3–111125.5C♯26.50″1658Henry I BagleyYND
25–1–61010.5B31.00″1658Henry I BagleyYND
37–2–14903.2A34.00″1764Lester & PackRND
Source: P Davies(Cocks;Hearn); D Sloman; JCB(Bucks BB:Smith)
Contributed by: [Peter Davies]
Other bells
Bells Edit details
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Disused2–3–111207.7D23.94″1633Robert AttonYNU
Sanctus½ cwtD14.50″1658Henry I BagleyYN
Details of frames
Frame Bells Year Material Maker Truss Layout
2 Sanctus Timber Unidentified 2.A
1 1,2,3 c1750 Timber ? Local labour/guild/assn 6.A 3.1
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Update log
01/12/2022 1: weight amended [Charlotte Membury, Whites of Appleton]
08/02/2022 Disused bell: note amended [Tim Jackson]
08/02/2022 Project completed [Brian White, Whites of Appleton]
08/01/2022 1-2 are now the former 2-3. Weight, nominal, diameter amended. Hung dead. The former treble now unhung and new tenor added 2nd hand from Alnwick. [Mark Walker, Whites of Appleton]
27/01/2021 Removed for retuning and rehanging for chiming. Treble to be weld repaired. Whites of Appleton [Mark Walker via Email]
17/05/2020 Absence of stay and slider on 1,2 noted [TimJ(#281) via e-mail]
18/04/2019 Tenor (and other bells') note added [Matthw Smith (Bucks BB) via JCB]
18/04/2019 all: turning,canons,frameid,note added; frame info added [John Baldwin via database]
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