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Richard I Purdue
LocationGlastonbury, Stoford, etc
DatesActive 1598–1640
GroupPurdueList founders in group
Bells in the Dove Bell Register
Number of bells64
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Earliest bellSandford Orcas, Dorset, S Nicholas: 4 of 6
Cast in c1600List earliest bells
Latest bellChiselborough, Somerset, S Peter & S Paul: 5 of 5
Cast in 1640List latest bells
Heaviest bellQueen Camel, Somerset, S Barnabas: 6 of 6
Weighing 36–3–7List heaviest bells
Lightest bellQueen Camel, Somerset, S Barnabas: Sanctus
Weighing 1 cwtList lightest bells
Listed for preservation39 (60.9%)List listed bells
Number of part rings58
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Number of complete rings1
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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…
Projects in the Dove Bell Register
Number of projects1
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Earliest projectBiddisham, Somerset, S John Bapt
1628List earliest projects
Latest projectBiddisham, Somerset, S John Bapt
1628List latest projects
Note that the Dove Bell Register does not list all projects.
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