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≡ Dove’s Guide for Church Bell Ringers
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John Briant
LocationHertford
DatesActive 1779–1825
Bells in the Dove Bell Register
Number of bells326
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Earliest bellGreat Thurlow, Suffolk, All Saints: 6 of 6 (Jointly)
Cast in 1781List earliest bells
Latest bellHinxworth, Hertfordshire, S Nicholas: 5 of 6
Cast in 1825List latest bells
Heaviest bellAdderbury, Oxfordshire, S Mary: 8 of 8
Weighing 24–0–14List heaviest bells
Lightest bellLittle Gaddesden, Hertfordshire, S Peter & S Paul: Priest's
Weighing 1–3–23List lightest bells
Listed for preservation31 (9.5%)List listed bells
Number of part rings142
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Number of complete rings12
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Full-circle rings of three or more where all bells (except any semitones) were cast by the same founder regardless of date
Note that the Dove Bell Register does not list all bells by the founder. Read more about the scope of Dove…
Frames in the Dove Bell Register
Number of frames6
  • List all frames
Listed for preservation0
Earliest frameHatfield, Hertfordshire, S Etheldreda: 1
Made in 1786List earliest frames
Latest frameBishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, S Michael: 2.1
Made in 1820List latest frames
Note that the Dove Bell Register does not list all frames.
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