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Listing the 103 full-circle rings which are unringable, and include one or more bells which were cast by John Taylor & Co. Click on place name for fuller details.

| Plot all results on a map | Download as CSV (CC BY-SA 4.0) or as a county list (PDF) | Chart by tenor weight or tenor frequency | Map showing tenor weights | Summary by number of bells, semitone bells, region or founder | List included bells | Download results as POIs for SatNav | at selected towers on BellBoard

#Dove’s Guide EntryGrid Ref
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1Alnwick, Northumberland, S Paul (RC) (T).
8 U/R, 18–3–23 (963 kg) in E♭. Former church of S Paul (Anglican) (until 1982); unringable.
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2Ardwick, Greater Manchester, S Benedict.
1 U/R, 8–0–25 (418 kg) in B. Unringable.
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3Aston, South Yorkshire, All Saints.
3 U/R, 9–2–2 (484 kg) in A♭. Unringable; Ellacombe apparatus; tuning: 1-3 of 4.
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4Audenshaw, Greater Manchester, S Stephen.
1 U/R, 8–1–14 (425 kg) in B. Unringable.
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5Bale, Norfolk, All Saints (GF).
5 U/R, 9 cwt (~460 kg) in G. Unringable.
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6Banbury, Oxfordshire, S John Ev (RC).
3 U/R, 1–2–1 (77 kg) in B♭. Unringable.
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7Barkestone le Vale, Leicestershire, S Peter & S Paul.
4 U/R, 8 cwt (~410 kg) in G. Unringable.
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8Benniworth, Lincolnshire, S Julian (GF).
3 U/R, 4–3–12 (247 kg) in C♯. One bell (or more) cracked or broken; unringable; ropes fall in a straight line; ropes fall in sequence: 1,3,2.
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9Blackheath, Greater London, All Saints.
1 U/R, 10–3–21 (556 kg) in A. Unringable.
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10Blackpool, Lancashire, Holy Trinity, South Shore.
6 U/R, 7–2–15 (388 kg) in A. Unringable.
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11Blackpool, Lancashire, S Peter.
1 U/R, 8–0–17 (414 kg). Unringable.
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12Blubberhouses, North Yorkshire, S Andrew (GF).
3 U/R, 3–1–9 (169 kg) in E♭. Unringable; no stays or sliders.
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13Bournemouth, Dorset, S Michael & All Angels.
1 U/R, 15–2–0 (787 kg) in F♯. Unringable.
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14Bournemouth, Dorset, S Stephen.
1 U/R, 8–2–16 (439 kg) in C. Unringable.
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15Brafferton, North Yorkshire, S Peter (GF, T).
6 U/R, 13½ cwt (~690 kg) in F♯. Unringable.
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16Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, Holy Trinity (T).
3 U/R, 14–1–0 (724 kg) in F♯. Unringable.
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17Bugthorpe, East Riding of Yorkshire, S Andrew (GF).
3 U/R, 4–2–11 (234 kg) in D. Unringable; anticlockwise.
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18Burghwallis, South Yorkshire, S Helen (T).
3 U/R, 6–0–0 (305 kg) in D. Unringable; Ellacombe apparatus.
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19Carlton, Leicestershire, S Andrew (GF).
4 U/R, 6–2–0 (330 kg) in B. Unringable.
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20Cawston, Norfolk, S Agnes.
6 U/R, 15 cwt (~800 kg) in F. Bell hung dead: 4; the ringing bells form part of an 8-bell chime; unringable; Ellacombe apparatus.
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21Chester, Cheshire, S Peter.
6 U/R, 9¼ cwt (~470 kg) in A♭. Unringable.
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22Cotton, Suffolk, S Andrew (GF).
8 U/R, 10–3–10 (551 kg) in G. Unringable; west arch of ringing chamber open to churchyard.
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23Crawshawbooth, Lancashire, S John Ev.
1 U/R, 21–0–7 (1070 kg) in E. Unringable; tower unsafe.
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24Dearham, Cumbria, S Mungo.
1 U/R, 8–1–23 (430 kg) in B. Unringable.
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25East Clandon, Surrey, S Thomas of Canterbury (GF).
3 U/R, 9–3–15 (502 kg) in A. Unringable; ropes fall in a straight line; no stays or sliders.
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26East Down, Devon, S John Bapt (GF).
4 U/R, 11 cwt (~560 kg) in A. Unringable.
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27East Heslerton, North Yorkshire, S Andrew.
3 U/R, 13–3–0 (699 kg) in A♭. Unringable.
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28Elswick, Tyne and Wear, S Stephen, Low Elswick.
8 U/R, 27–2–8 (1401 kg) in D♭. Unringable; detached tower; tower unsafe.
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29Exeter, Devon, S Michael & All Angels, Mount Dinham.
1 U/R, 26–0–0 (1321 kg) in E. Unringable.
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30Feering, Essex, All Saints.
8 U/R, 18 cwt (~910 kg) in F. Unringable: rotten base beams.
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31Fimber, East Riding of Yorkshire, S Mary (GF).
3 U/R, 4–1–0 (216 kg) in E. Unringable.
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32Girton, Cambridgeshire, S Andrew.
4 U/R, 10–3–3 (547 kg) in F♯. Unringable; Ellacombe apparatus.
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33Glatton, Cambridgeshire, S Nicholas.
4 U/R, 7–1–8 (372 kg) in A. Unringable.
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34Grove, Nottinghamshire, S Helen.
4 U/R, 5–0–0 (254 kg) in D♭. Unringable.
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35Hail Weston, Cambridgeshire, S Nicholas (GF).
3 U/R, 11–1–14 (578 kg) in G. Unringable; anticlockwise; tuning: (approx) 1-3 of 4.
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36Harley, Shropshire, S Mary.
3 U/R, 5–1–7 (270 kg). Unringable; anticlockwise.
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37Hatfield, South Yorkshire, S Lawrence.
8 U/R, 18–2–18 (948 kg) in E. Unringable; tower unsafe.
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38Hawksworth, Nottinghamshire, S Mary & All Saints.
3 U/R, 10–2–0 (533 kg) in A♭. Unringable; tuning: (approx) 2,3,5 of 8.
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39Hemington, Northamptonshire, S Peter & S Paul.
4 U/R, 5 cwt (~300 kg) in C. Unringable.
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40Heywood, Greater Manchester, All Souls.
1 U/R, 20–0–8 (1020 kg) in E♭. Unringable.
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41Hildersham, Cambridgeshire, Holy Trinity (GF).
3 U/R, 10–3–4 (548 kg) in A♭. Unringable.
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42Hockliffe, Bedfordshire, S Nicholas.
4 U/R, 6–2–12 (336 kg) in B♭. Unringable.
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43Impington, Cambridgeshire, S Andrew.
3 U/R, 9–3–4 (497 kg) in A. Unringable; restoration work under way.
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44Jarrow, Tyne and Wear, Christ Church, Jarrow Grange.
8 U/R, 17–0–15 (870 kg) in F. Unringable.
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45Kingstown, St Vincent, Cath Ch of S George.
3 U/R, 12 cwt (~610 kg) in G♭. Unringable; tuning: 1♯,3,5 of 5.
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46Kirby Grindalythe, North Yorkshire, S Andrew (GF).
3 U/R, 8–3–18 (453 kg) in A♭. One bell (or more) cracked or broken: bell #3 is cracked; unringable; ropes fall in a straight line.
SE903675Map
47Kirkleatham, North Yorkshire, S Cuthbert (GF, T).
3 U/R, 8–1–21 (429 kg) in A♭. Unringable.
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48Lamport, Northamptonshire, All Saints (GF).
4 U/R, 8 cwt (~410 kg) in G♯. Unringable; anticlockwise.
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49Langford, Essex, S Giles (GF).
3 U/R, 7–1–23 (379 kg) in D♭. Unringable.
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50Leicester, Leicestershire, Martyrs.
1 U/R, 11–1–22 (582 kg). Unringable.
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