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Reading, Berkshire, S Giles
Place Reading
S Giles
Shown in county lists as Reading, S Giles
Unitary authority Reading
Lieutenancy area Berkshire
Country England
Historic county Berkshire
Dove tower ID 16811
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 14–2–7 in FSee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference SU716729
Latitude & longitude 51.45090, -0.97074View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode RG1 2RZ
Diocese Oxford
Church Church of England
Listed grade II by Historic England
Church heritage record 9693
Affiliation Oxford Diocesan Guild
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Ring of 8, tenor 14–2–7 in F
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 14–2–7 (1631 lb or 740 kg) in F (684.0 Hz)
Practices Wed
Overhauled
1975
Peals View 116 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
15–0–71368.0F28.38″1890Mears & StainbankRFC
25–1–121291.0E29.38″1890Mears & StainbankRFC
36–1–101151.0D31.50″1793Thomas I MearsRFC
46–2–01025.0C33.19″1793Thomas I MearsRFC
57–3–24914.0B♭36.00″1793Thomas I MearsRFC
68–3–15862.0A37.63″1793Thomas I MearsRFC
710–2–2768.0G40.50″1793Thomas I MearsRFC
814–2–7684.0F44.69″1793Thomas I MearsRFC
Source: P Davies(Sharpe;WofA); A Higson; D Sloman
Contributed by: [Peter Davies]
Details of frame
Frame Bells Year Material Maker Truss Layout
1 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 Timber Unidentified
Contributed by: David Sloman
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Last updated: 02/08/2017
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