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Blunham, Bedfordshire, S Edmund K&M & S James
Place Blunham
S Edmund K&M & S James
Lieutenancy area Bedfordshire
Country England
Dove tower ID 13983
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 18½ cwt in E♭See below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference TL152511
Latitude & longitude 52.14618, -0.31649View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers
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Postcode MK44 3NL
Diocese St Albans
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Affiliation Bedfordshire Association
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Ring of 6, tenor 18½ cwt in E♭
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 18½ cwt (2072 lb or ~940 kg) in E♭ (626.0 Hz)
Practice Wed
Overhauled
1954 by Mears & Stainbank
Peals View 9 peals in the Felstead Database
Bell Weight Nominal Note Diameter Dated Founder Canons Turning
1 7–0–22 1048.0 C 33.00" 1954 Mears & Stainbank F N
2 7¾ cwt 934.0 B♭ 36.13" 1752 Joseph Eayre R 4
3 8 cwt 856.0 A♭ 36.75" 1602 Newcombe (generic) R 4
4 10½ cwt 780.0 G 40.63" 1602 Newcombe (generic) R 4
5 13 cwt 696.0 F 42.50" 1609 Hugh I Watts R 4
6 18½ cwt 626.0 E♭ 48.63" 1741 Thomas Russell R 4
Source: C Pickford(JT); Dove tenor wt; N Taylor(WBF)
Contributed by: Chris Pickford
Details of frame
Frame Bells Year Material Maker Truss Layout
1 1,2,3,4,5,6 1926 Oak George Day & Sons 6.D 8.3
Contributed by: Chris Pickford
Update log
20/05/2020 6: diam amended; fr1: material added [Chris Pickford via 00013763]
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