Tower details: 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 map, or get directions from Google MapsList 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
Performances	Search for performances on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard listed 239 performances here, of which 40 were peals and 22 were in the last two years

Bells	8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor	14–2–7 (1631 lb or 740 kg) in F (684.0 Hz)
Practices	Wed
Projects & overhauls	1975 (major overhaul) 1793 by Thomas I Mears (ring created) Ring installed List all
Peals	View 117 peals in the Felstead Database

	Bell	Weight	Nominal	Note	Diameter	Dated	Founder	Canons	Turning	Hanging
	1	5–0–7	1368.0	F	28.38″	1890	Mears & Stainbank	R		FC
	2	5–1–12	1291.0	E	29.38″	1890	Mears & Stainbank	R		FC
	3	6–1–10	1151.0	D	31.50″	1793	Thomas I Mears	R		FC
	4	6–2–0	1025.0	C	33.19″	1793	Thomas I Mears	R		FC
	5	7–3–24	914.0	B♭	36.00″	1793	Thomas I Mears	R		FC
	6	8–3–15	862.0	A	37.63″	1793	Thomas I Mears	R		FC
	7	10–2–2	768.0	G	40.50″	1793	Thomas I Mears	R		FC
	8	14–2–7	684.0	F	44.69″	1793	Thomas I Mears	R		FC

	Frame	Bells	Year	Material	Maker	Truss	Layout
	1	1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8		Timber

Contributed by: David Sloman

Last updated: 02/08/2017