Ledbury, Herefordshire, S Michael & All Angels
| Place | Ledbury S Michael & All Angels |
| Unitary authority | Herefordshire |
| Lieutenancy area | Herefordshire |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Herefordshire |
| Dove tower ID | 14435 |
| Rings | 10 (full-circle ring), tenor 19–3–6 in E♭See below |
| Frames | 2See below |
| Grid reference | SO712377 |
| Latitude & longitude | 52.03724, -2.42009View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | HR8 1DR |
| Diocese | Hereford |
| Church | Church of England |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 6211 |
| URLs | http://www.bagleybells.co.uk/towers/herfs.htm#LEDBURY https://hdgb.org/?tower=ledbury |
| Affiliation | Hereford Diocesan Guild |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoard |
Ring of 10, tenor 19–3–6 in E♭
| Bells | 10 (full-circle ring)Edit details | ||||||
| Tenor | 19–3–6 (2218 lb or 1006 kg) in E♭ (627.7 Hz) | ||||||
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| Overhauled | 2020 by Whites of Appleton Rehang and augment to 10 1951 by John Taylor & Co |
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| Tuned | 2020 | ||||||
| Peals | View 70 peals in the Felstead Database | ||||||
| Additional information | Detached tower |
| Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5–0–11 | 1577.1 | G | 26.00″ | 2020 | Westley Group | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 4–3–2 | 1409.9 | F | 27.31″ | 2020 | Westley Group | F | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 4–3–13 | 1263.3 | E♭ | 27.75″ | 1690 | Abraham I Rudhall | R | 8 | FC | ||
| 4 | 5–1–13 | 1178.7 | D | 29.50″ | 2020 | Westley Group | F | N | FC | ||
| 5 | 5–1–5 | 1051.3 | C | 30.06″ | 1706 | Abraham I Rudhall | R | 8 | FC | ||
| 6 | 6–3–19 | 939.6 | B♭ | 33.00″ | 1723 | Abraham II Rudhall | R | 8 | FC | ||
| 7 | 9–0–27 | 839.8 | A♭ | 36.50″ | 2020 | Westley Group | F | N | FC | ||
| 8 | 9–0–23 | 786.0 | G | 37.75″ | 1690 | Abraham I Rudhall | R | 8 | FC | ||
| 9 | 12–3–5 | 703.0 | F | 42.38″ | 1699 | Abraham I Rudhall | R | 8 | FC | ||
| 10 | 19–3–6 | 627.7 | E♭ | 48.38″ | 1736 | Abel Rudhall | R | 8 | FC |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 | 1951 | Cast iron | John Taylor & Co | 8.3.A.h | 8.3 | ||
| – 1.1 | 2,3 | 2020 | Cast iron | Whites of Appleton | 8.3.A.h | 2 |
Update log
| 07/01/2021 | Restoration and augmentation complete, try out 3 Dec 2020 [Tim Keyes, Ledbury via Youtube] |
| 20/11/2020 | 1,2: frameid added; 3: frameid amended; [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 20/11/2020 | fr1,fr1A: truss,layout added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 12/11/2020 | Bells augmented to 10; ex(1,3,4,6-8) >> 3,5,6,8-10: wt (tenor 22-0-27 to 19-3-6),nominal (tenor 621.5Hz to 627.7Hz), diam amended, turning added; ex2,ex5: removed; 1,2: details added; 4,7: details replaced. Awaiting hanging. [Mark Walker, WoA via Email] |
| 06/11/2020 | fr1A: details added [Mark Walker via 00014092] |
| 09/07/2020 | Restoration work has started [Mark Walker (WofA) via e-mail] |
| 21/02/2020 | Intention to augment to 10 noted [TimJ (#266; C Kippin) via e-mail] |