Wheldrake, North Yorkshire, S Helen
Place | Wheldrake S Helen |
Unitary authority | City of York |
Lieutenancy area | North Yorkshire |
Country | England |
Historic county | Yorkshire |
Dove tower ID | 17310 |
Rings | 6 (chime), tenor 7 cwt in BSee below |
Frames | 2See below |
Grid reference | SE682449 |
Latitude & longitude | 53.89655, -0.96245View on OpenStreetMapList nearest towers |
Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
Diocese | York |
Church | Church of England |
Listed grade | I by Historic England |
Church heritage record | 14806 |
Chime of 6, tenor 7 cwt in B
Bells | 6 (chime)Edit details |
Tenor | 7 cwt (~800 lb or ~400 kg) in B (981.0 Hz) |
Overhauled | 2021 by Whites of Appleton Overhaul the ellacombe chime, new hammers & pulleys. 5th rehung and tenor hung "dead". The hanging of the 4th was corrected.. |
Peals | No peals listed in the Felstead Database |
Additional information | Ellacombe apparatus |
Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1–2–16 | 1636.0 | G♯ | 20.00″ | 1920 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | D | ||
2 | 2–0–13 | 1446.0 | F♯ | 22.00″ | 1920 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | D | ||
3 | 2–3–3 | 1298.0 | E | 24.50″ | 1920 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | D | ||
4 | 3–1–26 | D♯ | 25.50″ | 1988 | John Taylor & Co (Bellfounders) Ltd | F | N | S | |||
5 | 1111.0 | C♯ | 29.50″ | 1676 | Samuel I Smith | Y | 4 | D | |||
6 | 7 cwt | 981.0 | B | 33.00″ | 1677 | Samuel I Smith | Y | 4 | D |
Details of frames
Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 1,2,3 | 1920 | Timber | John Taylor & Co | 1 | |||
1 | 4,5,6 | 1778 | Oak | Thomas Brown | 6.B | 3.1 |
Update log
31/12/2023 | Fr1,Fr2: year, material, truss added; Fr1: layout added; Fr2: maker added [Church Bells of York, East Riding. Details confirmed by George Dawson via Frame Backlog] |
20/12/2021 | Project completed to overhaul the ellacombe chime, new hammers & pulleys. 5th rehung and tenor hung "dead". The hanging of the 4th was corrected.. [John Arthur] |
18/12/2021 | Disused bell (former 4th) disposed of to Thicket priory under Faculty in 2008 [John Arthur] |
18/12/2021 | 5-6: canons added; 1-6: turning, hanging type, frame number added. [John Arthur (recent visit)] |
31/05/2021 | Visited G A Dawson Jun 1968, J Arthur Dec 1993, Sept 2017 |