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Great Shefford, Berkshire, S Mary
Place Great Shefford
S Mary
Unitary authority West Berkshire
Lieutenancy area Berkshire
Country England
Historic county Berkshire
Dove tower ID 14533
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 7–0–7 in A♭See below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference SU380753
Latitude & longitude 51.47611, -1.45415View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode RG17 7DZ
Diocese Oxford
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Church heritage record 9670
Affiliation Oxford Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
Ring of 6, tenor 7–0–7 in A♭
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 7–0–7 (791 lb or 359 kg) in A♭ (842.5 Hz)
Practices Wed (check with contact)
Overhauled
2012 by Whites of Appleton
Frame improvements, tune, rehang
Tuned 2012
Peals View 4 peals in the Felstead Database
Additional information Anticlockwise
Round tower
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
12–3–151392.0F24.75″1870Mears & StainbankR4FC
23–1–221265.0E♭26.00″c1781Robert I WellsY8FC
33–2–221111.5D♭28.13″1870Mears & StainbankR4FC
43–3–241061.5C29.13″1662William III PurdueY8FC
54–3–15917.0B♭32.00″1870Mears & StainbankR4FC
67–0–7842.5A♭36.25″1735John & R CorY8FC
Source: P Davies(Sharpe,Bks); M Walker; ShTrust info
Contributed by: [Peter Davies]
Details of frame
Frame Bells Year Material Maker Truss Layout
1 1,2,3,4,5,6 1870 Oak Alfred White 6.A 6.12
Contributed by: Tim Jackson
Update log
27/09/2023 URL deleted (URL https://www.greatshefford.org.uk/ gives 404 error (not found). No alternative URL found to date) [Error detected by Dove Tower URL Checker]
08/11/2022 Fr1: truss, layout added [Tim Jackson from personal visit]
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