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Bierton, Buckinghamshire, S James Gt
Place Bierton
S James Gt
Lieutenancy area Buckinghamshire
Country England
Dove tower ID 15194
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 12–0–27 in F♯See below
Other bellsSee below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference SP836152
Latitude & longitude 51.82973, -0.78799View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode HP22 5DG
Diocese Oxford
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Affiliation Oxford Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
Ring of 6, tenor 12–0–27 in F♯
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 12–0–27 (1371 lb or 622 kg) in F♯ (740.0 Hz)
Practice Fri 20:00
Overhauled
1972 by Whitechapel Bell Foundry
Tuned 1972
Peals View 10 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
Additional information Rung from chancel crossing; county books / DBR info discrepant
Bell Weight Nominal Note Diameter Dated Founder Canons Turning
1 5–3–16 D♯ 30.00" 1816 John Briant R N
2 6–2–4 C♯ 32.25" 1816 John Briant R N
3 7–0–20 B 34.25" 1816 John Briant R N
4 7–3–3 A♯ 35.00" 1816 John Briant R N
5 9–2–13 G♯ 38.25" 1816 John Briant R N
6 12–0–27 740.0 F♯ 42.25" 1809 John Briant R 8
Source: P Davies(Cocks); P Denton (twr info); JCB(Bucks BB:Smith)
Contributed by: [Peter Davies]
Other bells
Bells Edit details
Bell Weight Nominal Note Diameter Dated Founder Canons Turning
Sanctus 1–2–16 A♯ 20.00" 1678 Richard III Chandler Y
Details of frames
Frame Bells Year Material Maker Truss Layout
1 1,2,3,4,5,6 of 6 1972 Cast iron Whitechapel Bell Foundry 8.3.A.h 8
1A Sanctus 1972 Cast iron Whitechapel Bell Foundry
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Update log
15/05/2019 Discrepancy wrt Smith (Bucks BB) re wt of sanctus flagged [TimJ via JCB]
22/04/2019 1-6: turning added; fr1: truss added [John Baldwin via database]
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