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Projects by Nicholson Engineering Ltd

This page lists all projects by Nicholson Engineering Ltd that the Dove Team have been told about.
Click on place name for details of all bells in the tower. Click on the header to order by that field. See also the help page.

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1Bepton, West Sussex, S MaryGeneral overhaul; existing frame to be repaired and strengthenedAndrew Nicholson
2Bovey Tracey, Devon, S JohnGeneral overhaul; bells to be rehung for electrically operated chiming. Scheduled to start November 2025 – Not startedAndrew Nicholson
3Brightlingsea, Essex, All SaintsTubular bells to be restored and equipped with electric hammers; conventional bells to be restored. Scheduled to start May 2026 – Not startedAndrew Nicholson
4Compton Dundon, Somerset, S AndrewSound control system to be installed. Scheduled to start early 2026. – Not startedNicholson Engineering
5Dunkeswell, Devon, S NicholasRepair and renewal of corroded bellframe foundation joists. Scheduled to start February 2026 – Not started
6Goudhurst, Kent, S Mary VHeavy overhaul; address roping issues. Scheduled to start February 2026 – Not startedAndrew Nicholson
7Hampton, Greater London, S Mary VBells to be tuned and rehung with all new fittings in the existing frame; sound control system to be installed; ringing chamber to be reordered.Andrew Nicholson
8Hindon, Wiltshire, S John BaptGeneral overhaul. Scheduled to start spring 2026 – Not startedAndrew Nicholson
9Hutton, Essex, All SaintsRope guide to be fitted; rope circle to be improvedAndrew Nicholson
10Kingston Seymour, Somerset, All SaintsInstall rope guide. Scheduled to start spring 2026 – Not started
11Kingston upon Thames, Greater London, All SaintsGeneral overhaul and painting of fitting and bellframe. Scheduled to start February 2026 – Not startedAndrew Nicholson
12Llantrisant, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Mid Glamorgan, Wales, S Illtyd, S Gwynno, & S DyfodwgRing to be augmented from eight bells to ten; bells to be tuned and rehung with all new fittings in a new frame.Andrew Nicholson
13Neatishead, Norfolk, S PeterBell to be rehung with all new fittings for swing-chiming in a new frameAndrew Nicholson
14Pevensey, East Sussex, S NicholasBells to be tuned and rehung with all new fittings in the existing, but strengthened, frame.Andrew Nicholson
15Sandhurst, Berkshire, S Michael & All AngelsBells to be tuned and rehung with all new fittings in the existing frame; frame to be painted; bell chamber floor to be installed.Andrew Nicholson
16Shalford, Essex, S AndrewGeneral overhaul; bell 2/5 to be removed for welding of a crack in the crown.Roy Threadgold
17Sherborne, Dorset, Abbey Ch of S Mary VGeneral overhaul. Scheduled to start August 2026 – Not startedAndrew Nicholson
18West Chelborough, Dorset, S AndrewTwo ancient bells to be rehung for chiming. Scheduled to start late spring 2026 – Not startedAndrew Nicholson
19West Moors, Dorset, S Mary VOverhaul of single bell. Scheduled to start spring 2026. – Not startedAndrew Nicholson
20Widworthy, Devon, S CuthbertBasic remedial work to bring the bells into a ringable conditionAndrew Nicholson
2118 Mar 2026Badby, Northamptonshire, S MaryThe bells were taken out of the tower on June 16, 2025. Three hugely arched headstocks and the other three flat-top headstocks by Taylor and Whitechapel were replaced by Nicholson and new clappers provided to form a more suant ring of bells that go up right way. Corrosion in the frame was corrected and the frame painted. Hastings stays replaced with sliders.Geoff Pullin
222026North Leigh, Oxfordshire, S MaryHeavy overhaul; some gudgeons to be replacedAndrew Nicholson
2317 Dec 2025Horton, Dorset, S WolfridaBell rehung for stationary, electric chiming; medieval bellframe repairedAndrew Nicholson
2417 Dec 2025Shipton Gorge, Dorset, S MartinHeavy overhaul.Andrew Nicholson
2517 Dec 2025Tangmere, West Sussex, S AndrewGeneral restoration; bell 1/3 weldedAndrew Nicholson
263 Dec 2025London, City of London, S Botolph without AldgateBells rehung with new bearings, pulley assemblies, runner boards, clapper bushes, fixing bolts.Andrew Nicholson & Tim Mills (Tower Capt)
2729 Sep 2025Baconsthorpe, Norfolk, S MaryRestoration of tubular chimeAndrew Nicholson
2829 Sep 2025Blythburgh, Suffolk, Holy TrinityBearings and clappers overhauled, frame paintedAndrew Nicholson
2929 Sep 2025Drayton, Somerset, S CatherineHeavy overhaulAndrew Nicholson
3029 Sep 2025Nether Wallop, Hampshire, S AndrewFrame paintedAndrew Nicholson
3129 Sep 2025Pen-y-fai, Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales, All SaintsBells rehung with partially new fittings in the existing frame; frame painted; sound deadening floor installedAndrew Nicholson
3229 Sep 2025Westminster, Greater London, S Clement DanesMajor overhaulAndrew Nicholson
3318 Jul 2025Weymouth, Dorset, S MaryBell to be rehung on the existing beam. The crown staple to be drilled out and new stainless steel supporting straps to be manufactured, as well as framework for the hammer.Kye L Leaver
3413 Jun 2025Chirk, Wrexham, Clwyd, Wales, S MaryExisting fittings overhauled; bells tuned, augmented from six to eight and rehung in the existing, but extended, frameAndrew Nicholson
3522 Apr 2025Compton Dundon, Somerset, S AndrewThe "lost" ring of five was re-modelled into a full-circle ring of six by retiring existing bell 5/5 (rehung for stationary chiming) and adding second-hand bells sourced by the Keltek Trust as the two trebles; the bell formerly bell 1/8 at Church Kirk, Lancs has become bell 1/6; the bell formerly bell 3/8 at Lindfield, Sussex has become bell 2/6. The bells have been rehung with all new fittings in a new frame. A new ringing gallery has been installed. Bell 3/5 (Thomas I Bilbie 1729) has been found to be cracked and has been weldedAndrew Nicholson
3631 Mar 2025Hardington Mandeville, Somerset, Blessed Virgin MaryOverhaul, including painting the frameAndrew Nicholson
3720 Dec 2024Worth Matravers, Dorset, S NicholasAll of the clappers have been refurbished, and all of the bearings have been replaced with new ball bearingsJoss Knight
381 Dec 2024Osmotherley, North Yorkshire, S PeterFormerly hung for full-circle ringing, ring augmented from three to four bells by the addition of Bell 2; bells tuned and rehung dead in the existing frame; sanctus bell addedAndrew Nicholson
3919 Nov 2024Great Tey, Essex, S BarnabasRope guide installedBruce Knights
401 Oct 2024Bath, Somerset, S Luke, BloomfieldInstallation of new chiming systemAndrew Nicholson
411 Oct 2024Penhurst, East Sussex, S Michael the Archangeltuned and rehung for swing chimingAndrew Nicholson
421 Oct 2024Tawstock, Devon, S Peterwheels RefurbishedAndrew Nicholson
4327 Sep 2024Fornham St Martin, Suffolk, S MartinBells rehung in a new steel frame, tuned, 6th welded, and augmented to 8 using two tenors sourced through the Keltek Trust.Andrew Nicholson
4428 Jun 2024Cley St Margaret, Norfolk, S MargaretFittings overhauled and wheel repaired.Andrew Nicholson
4522 Apr 2024Landbeach, Cambridgeshire, All SaintsTwo bells newly cast to augment the ring to six, hung with all new fittings in the extended frame; tenor rehung on a new canon-retaining headstock; remaining fittings restored; rope guide fitted.
467 Mar 2024Marden, Kent, S Michael & All AngelsBells tuned; overhauled; and rehung with partially new fittings in the existing frameAndrew Nicholson
4728 Feb 2024Bigbury, Devon, S LawrenceBellframes rebuilt with all new steelwork; ringing fittings restored/replaced. Bells rehung with partially new ringing fittings in the existing frames. Try-out took place 28/Feb/2024.Andrew Nicholson
489 Feb 2024Willingdon, East Sussex, S Mary VBells rehung with mainly new fittings in the existing frames. Try-out took place 09/Feb/2024
491 Feb 2024Long Bredy, Dorset, S PeterElectric chiming system installedAndrew Nicholson
501 Feb 2024Melbury Osmond, Dorset, S OsmundMechanical overhaulAndrew Nicholson
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