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Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, S Giles
Place Chalfont St Giles
S Giles
Lieutenancy area Buckinghamshire
Country England
Dove tower ID 15717
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 7–3–15 in GSee below
Other bellsSee below
Frames 3See below
Grid reference SU990935
Latitude & longitude 51.63162, -0.56978View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode HP8 4QF
Diocese Oxford
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Also Toilet
URL http://www.chalfontstgilesparishchurch.com/bell-ringing
Affiliation Oxford Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
Ring of 8, tenor 7–3–15 in G
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 7–3–15 (883 lb or 401 kg) in G (802.0 Hz)
Practice Tue
Overhauled
1996 by Whitechapel Bell Foundry
Tuned 1996
Peals View 198 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
Additional information County books / DBR info discrepant
Bell Weight Nominal Note Diameter Dated Founder Canons Turning
1 3–0–15 1603.6 G 24.00" 1983 Whitechapel Bell Foundry F N
2 3–2–14 1513.5 F♯ 24.81" 1983 Whitechapel Bell Foundry F N
3 3–2–25 1349.4 E 26.69" 1764 Lester & Pack R 4
4 3–3–15 1201.0 D 26.94" 1742 Robert Catlin R 8
5 4–3–0 1070.2 C 29.88" 1764 Lester & Pack R 4
6 3–3–23 1010.2 B 29.19" 1820 Thomas II Mears R 4
7 6–1–15 900.0 A 33.06" 1996 Whitechapel Bell Foundry F N
8 7–3–15 802.0 G 37.56" 1820 Thomas II Mears R 4
Source: P Davies(Cocks;twr website,J Davidge); JCB(Smith Bucks BB); TimJ(N Taylor)
Contributed by: [Peter Davies]
Other bells
Bells Edit details
Bell Weight Nominal Note Diameter Dated Founder Canons Turning
Clock ½ cwt F 13.50" 1928 Mears & Stainbank F
Details of frames
Frame Bells Year Material Maker Truss Layout
2 3,4,5,6,7,8 of 8 Unidentified
2A Clock Unidentified
1 1,2 of 8 1983 Local labour/guild/assn
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Update log
13/06/2019 1-8: nominal amended; 2-8: diam amended [Tim Jackson via 00013452]
18/05/2019 Treble wt discrepancy wrt Smith noted (pNBR value confirmed) [pNBR value 3-0-15 ex WBF list in tower (per P Denton) via JCB]
18/05/2019 all: frameid added; 1-8: turning added; clk: wt,date,f'der added [John Baldwin via database]
18/05/2019 fr1,fr2: info added [John Baldwin via database]
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