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S Mary V, Litton, Somerset
Place Litton
S Mary V
Grid reference ST593547
Postcode BA3 4PE
Latitude & longitude 51.29000, -2.58404Locate using Google Map or OS Map or OpenStreetMap
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Lieutenancy area Somerset
Country England
Diocese Bath and Wells
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Rings 6 (full circle ring), tenor 11-1-3 in F♯See below
Frames 1See below
URL http://bath-wells.org/towerselect.php?DoveID=LITTON
Affiliation Bath and Wells Diocesan Association
Dove tower ID 16505
Ring of 6, tenor 11-1-3 in F♯
Bells 6 (full circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 11-1-3 (1263 lb or 573 kg) in F♯ (740.5 Hz)
Practice Thu (2nd, 4th)
Additional information PN rotates: E Harptree (1,3); Litton(2,4); (5th: please check)
Peals View 14 peals in the Felstead Database
Bell Weight Nominal Note Diameter Dated Founder Canons Turning
1 4-3-8 1238.0 D♯ 28.50" 1910 Mears & Stainbank D Y
2 4-3-12 1113.5 C♯ 29.25" c1400† John Barber R 4
3 6-2-17 981.5 B 33.50" c1400† John Barber R 4
4 6-3-9 929.0 A♯ 33.94" 1988 Whitechapel Bell Foundry Ltd F N
5 8-3-13 838.5 G♯ 37.50" 1910 Mears & Stainbank F Y
6 11-1-3 740.5 F♯ 44.00" 1634† Richard I Purdue R 4
Source: CBC; CJND Dorset p889; GAD(per AMB); C Pickford; M Higby/B Parker; GWM(Som); N Bowden; TimJ(#273)
Contributed by: Martin Smith
Details of frame
Frame Bells Year Material Maker Truss Layout
1 1,2,3,4,5,6 1910 Cast iron Mears & Stainbank 8.3.A.e 6.4
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Last updated: 07/04/2020
Update log
07/04/2020 1,4,5: turning added; fr1: truss,layout added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
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