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≡Dove’s Guide for Church Bell Ringers
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William Mears
LocationWhitechapel
DatesActive 1777–1791
GroupWhitechapelList founders in group
Bells in the Dove Bell Register
Number of bells64
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Earliest bellCanterbury, Kent, S Dunstan: 1 of 6 (Jointly)
Cast in 1777List earliest bells
Latest bellDent, Cumbria, S Andrew: 1 of 6 (Jointly)
Cast in 1787List latest bells
Heaviest bellMargate, Kent, S John Bapt: 8 of 8
Weighing 21–2–3List heaviest bells
Lightest bellDent, Cumbria, S Andrew: 1 of 6
Weighing 3–2–12List lightest bells
Listed for preservation21 (32.8%)List listed bells
Number of part rings26
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Number of complete rings3
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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…
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