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Newport, Isle of Wight, Minster Ch of S Thomas of Canterbury & S Thomas Ap
Place Newport
Minster Ch of S Thomas of Canterbury & S Thomas Ap
Lieutenancy area Isle of Wight
Country England
Dove tower ID 16960
Rings 12 (full-circle ring), tenor 16–1–23 in FSee below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference SZ499891
Latitude & longitude 50.69975, -1.29407View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode PO30 1SL
Diocese Portsmouth
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
URL http://www.noyes.org.uk/iw/towers/newport.htm
Affiliation Winchester and Portsmouth Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
Ring of 12, tenor 16–1–23 in F
Bells 12 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 16–1–23 (1843 lb or 836 kg) in F (710.0 Hz)
All rings
12, 16–1–23 in F
6, 5–2–16 in C
Practice Mon
Tuned 1988
Peals View 89 peals in the Felstead Database
Bell Weight Nominal Note Diameter Dated Founder Canons Turning
1 4–2–26 2124.0 C 24.00" 1988 John Taylor & Co (Bellfounders) Ltd F N
2 4–3–12 1889.0 B♭ 24.75" 1988 John Taylor & Co (Bellfounders) Ltd F N
3 4–2–0 1772.0 A 25.38" 1988 John Taylor & Co (Bellfounders) Ltd F N
4 5–0–22 1594.0 G 26.63" 1988 John Taylor & Co (Bellfounders) Ltd F N
5 5–2–2 1422.0 F 28.13" 1987 John Taylor & Co (Bellfounders) Ltd F N
6 5–0–17 1336.0 E 29.25" 1808 Thomas Mears and Son R
7 5–1–22 1186.0 D 30.50" 1808 Thomas Mears and Son R
8 5–2–16 1070.0 C 30.25" 1674† William I Eldridge R
9 7–1–24 950.0 B♭ 35.00" 1808 Thomas Mears and Son R
10 8–1–6 886.0 A 35.38" 1920 John Warner & Sons F
11 10–0–4 794.0 G 38.75" 1675† William I Eldridge R
12 16–1–23 710.0 F 43.75" 1988 John Taylor & Co (Bellfounders) Ltd F N
Source: A Higson; CBC; M Chester(S Noyes); JCB(RW); TimJ(REMRKS267/270)
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Details of frames
Frame Bells Year Material Maker Truss Layout
2 1,2,4,5,7,8,10,11,12 1989 Steel Local labour/guild/assn
1 3,6,9 1989 Steel Local labour/guild/assn
Update log
22/03/2020 1-5,12: turning added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
27/02/2020 1-12: frameid added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
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