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Chesham, Buckinghamshire, S Mary V
Place Chesham
S Mary V
Unitary authority Buckinghamshire
Lieutenancy area Buckinghamshire
Country England
Historic county Buckinghamshire
Dove tower ID 14233
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 17–0–5 in FSee below
Other bellsSee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference SP956015
Latitude & longitude 51.70424, -0.61683View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode HP5 1JE
Diocese Oxford
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 9808
Also Toilet
Affiliation Oxford Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 34 performances here, of which 11 were peals and 2 were in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 17–0–5 in F
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 17–0–5 (1909 lb or 866 kg) in F (688.0 Hz)
Practices Thu
Projects & events 1List
Peals View 11 peals in the Felstead Database
Additional information Chiming barrel
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
16–3–241177.5D32.00″1812Thomas II MearsR4FC
27–2–191042.0C34.00″1812Thomas II MearsR4FC
38–2–9925.0B♭36.00″1812Thomas II MearsR4FC
49–1–10864.0A37.38″1980Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
511–3–9767.5G41.00″1812Thomas II MearsR4FC
617–0–5688.0F46.00″1812Thomas II MearsR4FC
Source: M Smith; F Russell; CBC; W Hibbert; P Denton; JCB(Smith: Bucks BB)
Contributed by: Martin Smith
Other bells
Bells Edit details
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Sanctus½ cwt2413.0D14.75″c1450†John SturdyY4
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,6,Sanctus1812TimberThomas II Mears6.A6.1
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Update log
17/05/2025Project completed [Marika Haseldine, Whites of Appleton]
21/03/2025New project added [Marika Haseldine, Whites of Appleton]
26/05/20244: diameter amended [Nigel Taylor, personal tuning records via #007027]
05/04/2023Chime barrel added [AHS Turret Clock Database]
19/06/20224: weight amended [Whitechapel records via David Sloman]
23/05/2019all: frameid,turning added; 1,2,3,5,6:Sct: canons added; [John Baldwin via database]
23/05/2019frame info added [John Baldwin via database]
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