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North Crawley, Buckinghamshire, S Firmin
Place North Crawley
S Firmin
Unitary authority City of Milton Keynes
Lieutenancy area Buckinghamshire
Country England
Historic county Buckinghamshire
Dove tower ID 14591
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 12–1–5 in FSee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference SP926446
Latitude & longitude 52.09241, -0.64873View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode MK16 9LJ
Diocese Oxford
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 9981
Affiliation Oxford Diocesan Guild
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Ring of 6, tenor 12–1–5 in F
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 12–1–5 (1377 lb or 625 kg) in F (682.5 Hz)
Overhauled
1907 by Alfred Bowell
Peals View 5 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
16 cwt1172.0D30.25″1907Alfred BowellFNFC
26–2–211046.5C31.75″1907Alfred BowellFNFC
36–3–22910.0B♭33.13″1633James KeeneR8FC
48–0–8854.0A35.25″1652Anthony ChandlerR8FC
59–2–3760.5G38.38″1824Thomas II MearsR4FC
612–1–5682.5F41.88″1948Mears & StainbankFNFC
Source: P Davies(C Pickford); B Hibbert(D Hird); TimJ(REMRKS261)
Contributed by: [Peter Davies]
Details of frame
Frame Bells Year Material Maker Truss Layout
1 1,2,3,4,5,6 1907 Cast iron Alfred Bowell 8.3.A.h, 8.3.A.j & 8.3.A.m 6.7
Update log
30/11/2023 Fr1: year, material, maker, truss, layout added [Bucks BB, Matthew Smith via Frame Backlog]
25/01/2022 Overhaul added [Bucks BB, Matthew Smith]
08/01/2022 2,4-5: diameter amended; 1,3: diameter added; 2-3: cast year amended; 2-3: founder amended; 1-6: canons, turning, frame no added. [Smith, Bucks B & B; Bowell records via James Hedgcock]
24/01/2020 Ring key closer to F [TimJ (#261) via e-mail]
24/01/2020 1-6: note amended [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
28/12/2019 1-6: nominal added [Bill Hibbert via e-mail]
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