Little Horwood, Buckinghamshire, S Nicholas
Place | Little Horwood S Nicholas |
Unitary authority | Buckinghamshire |
Lieutenancy area | Buckinghamshire |
Country | England |
Historic county | Buckinghamshire |
Dove tower ID | 14693 |
Rings | 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 8–2–10 in GSee below Other bellsSee below |
Frames | 1See below |
Grid reference | SP790308 |
Latitude & longitude | 51.97051, -0.85090View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers |
Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
Postcode | MK17 0PF |
Diocese | Oxford |
Church | Church of England |
Listed grade | II* by Historic England |
Church heritage record | 9962 |
URL | https://cbucks.odg.org.uk/wordpress/towers/6-bells/little-horwood/ |
Affiliation | Oxford Diocesan Guild |
Performances | Search for performances on BellBoard |
Ring of 6, tenor 8–2–10 in G
Bells | 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
Tenor | 8–2–10 (962 lb or 436 kg) in G (788.8 Hz) |
Overhauled | 2021 by Whites of Appleton Augmentation to 6 in a new frame 1895 by Webb and Bennett |
Tuned | 2021 |
Peals | View 5 peals in the Felstead Database |
Additional information | County books / DBR info discrepant |
Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4–1–5 | 1319.3 | E | 26.63″ | 2020 | Westley Group | F | N | FC | ||
2 | 4–1–9 | 1180.1 | D | 27.56″ | 2020 | Westley Group | F | N | FC | ||
3 | 4–3–21 | 1054.4 | C | 29.88″ | 1934 | Mears & Stainbank | R | 8 | FC | ||
4 | 5–3–21 | 987.8 | B | 31.00″ | 1672 | Chandler (generic) | Y | 8 | FC | ||
5 | 6–1–18 | 882.5 | A | 33.00″ | 1793 | Thomas I Mears | R | 8 | FC | ||
6 | 8–2–10 | 788.8 | G | 37.00″ | 1895 | Mears & Stainbank | R | 8 | FC |
Other bells
Bells | Edit details |
Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Display | 4¾ cwt | 1226.0 | D | 29.00″ | 1673 | Chandler (generic) | Y | 4 | U |
Details of frame
Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 | 2021 | Cast iron | Whites of Appleton | 8.3.A.h | 6.1 |
Update log
26/11/2023 | New frame info added [Mark Walker via Frame Backlog] |
26/11/2023 | Old frame destroyed [Mark Walker via Frame Backlog] |
27/10/2021 | 1-2: new bells added; 3-6: weight, diameter, nominal, turning amended; 3,5-6: canons amended [WOA data via Mark Walker] |
27/10/2021 | Restoration work complete [Graham Clifton] |
10/01/2021 | Restoration underway to augment to 6 and rehang in a new frame [Mark Walker, WoA] |
29/07/2019 | Flag set: turning of 5 in pNBR does not match Smith Bucks BB [TimJ via e-mail] |
26/07/2019 | frame: truss added,layout,(app)date amended: mod info added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |