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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.
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118 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
22026North Leigh, Oxfordshire, S MaryHeavy overhaul; some gudgeons to be replacedAndrew Nicholson
317 Dec 2025Horton, Dorset, S WolfridaBell rehung for stationary, electric chiming; medieval bellframe repairedAndrew Nicholson
417 Dec 2025Shipton Gorge, Dorset, S MartinHeavy overhaul.Andrew Nicholson
517 Dec 2025Tangmere, West Sussex, S AndrewGeneral restoration; bell 1/3 weldedAndrew Nicholson
63 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)
729 Sep 2025Baconsthorpe, Norfolk, S MaryRestoration of tubular chimeAndrew Nicholson
829 Sep 2025Blythburgh, Suffolk, Holy TrinityBearings and clappers overhauled, frame paintedAndrew Nicholson
929 Sep 2025Drayton, Somerset, S CatherineHeavy overhaulAndrew Nicholson
1029 Sep 2025Nether Wallop, Hampshire, S AndrewFrame paintedAndrew Nicholson
1129 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
1229 Sep 2025Westminster, Greater London, S Clement DanesMajor overhaulAndrew Nicholson
1318 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
1413 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
1522 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
1631 Mar 2025Hardington Mandeville, Somerset, Blessed Virgin MaryOverhaul, including painting the frameAndrew Nicholson
1720 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
181 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
1919 Nov 2024Great Tey, Essex, S BarnabasRope guide installedBruce Knights
201 Oct 2024Bath, Somerset, S Luke, BloomfieldInstallation of new chiming systemAndrew Nicholson
211 Oct 2024Penhurst, East Sussex, S Michael the Archangeltuned and rehung for swing chimingAndrew Nicholson
221 Oct 2024Tawstock, Devon, S Peterwheels RefurbishedAndrew Nicholson
2327 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
2428 Jun 2024Cley St Margaret, Norfolk, S MargaretFittings overhauled and wheel repaired.Andrew Nicholson
2522 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.
267 Mar 2024Marden, Kent, S Michael & All AngelsBells tuned; overhauled; and rehung with partially new fittings in the existing frameAndrew Nicholson
2728 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
289 Feb 2024Willingdon, East Sussex, S Mary VBells rehung with mainly new fittings in the existing frames. Try-out took place 09/Feb/2024
291 Feb 2024Long Bredy, Dorset, S PeterElectric chiming system installedAndrew Nicholson
301 Feb 2024Melbury Osmond, Dorset, S OsmundMechanical overhaulAndrew Nicholson
311 Feb 2024Moordown, Dorset, S John BaptInstallation of new chiming system; attention to steelworkAndrew Nicholson
321 Feb 2024Tawstock, Devon, S PeterBell frame paintedAndrew Nicholson
3320 Dec 2023Pattishall, Northamptonshire, Holy CrossFittings overhauled; bells augmented to eight and rehung in a new frame; electrically operated chiming and sound control systems installed. Try-out took place 20 Dec 2023.Andrew Nicholson
3420 Dec 2023Siston, Gloucestershire, S Anne Mother of BVMCracked #4 bell replaced using second-hand bell sourced via Keltek Trust (formerly bell 1/8 at Stowmarket). Cracked #4 bell remains in the tower but not hung.
3530 Nov 2023Newport, Newport, Gwent, Wales, Cath Ch of S WoolosAn extra treble has been cast by Eijsbouts in memory of Paul Williams to allow a light tenJeffrey Palmer, donor
3610 Nov 2023Corfe Mullen, Dorset, S HubertBroken gudgeon on the 2nd bell repairedAndrew Nicholson & Andy Fall
3729 Sep 2023East Tisted, Hampshire, S JamesRehung with mainly new fittingsAndrew Nicholson
3822 Sep 2023Bromham, Wiltshire, S NicholasHeavy overhaul; underpinning of frame; installation of new ringing chamber ceiling; sound proofingAndrew Nicholson
3925 Aug 2023Arundel, West Sussex, Chapel of Our Lady, Arundel CastleBells tuned and rehung with new fittings for full-circle ringing in a new frameAndrew Nicholson
4024 Aug 2023Aylsham, Norfolk, S MichaelSeven cracked bells were welded by Soundweld. All ten bells were tuned and rehung in the existing frame. The ringing fittings were all significantly overhauled.Andrew Nicholson
419 Jul 2023Stowmarket, Suffolk, S Peter & S MaryRestored and augmented to 10; welded former 4th (present 6th); replaced former 1&3 (present 3&5). Former 1 of 8 went to Siston.Neal Dodge
4223 Apr 2023Kingston upon Thames, Greater London, All SaintsNew wheel supplied for the 10th bell; electric chiming system installedAndrew Nicholson
4320 Apr 2023Broadwey, Dorset, S NicholasBells rehungAndrew Nicholson
4420 Apr 2023Charlton Marshall, Dorset, S Mary VStrapwork to all bells replaced; treble and third fitted with deadstocksAndrew Nicholson
4520 Apr 2023Sampford Peverell, Devon, S John BaptBroken gudgeons on the tenor repairedAndrew Nicholson
4610 Mar 2023East Harptree, Somerset, S Laurencerehung but not tunedAndrew Nicholson
477 Mar 2023Stafford, Staffordshire, S MaryRing installed in a new frame at St Mary, Stafford, and augmented to 12 with a flat 6th. Try out 7 Mar 2023.
481 Sep 2022Denbury, Devon, S Mary VRemodel; augment to six, rehang with all new fittingsAndrew Nicholson
491 Sep 2022Eastbourne, East Sussex, All SaintsTune; rehang with all new fittings.Andrew Nicholson
501 Sep 2022Ipswich, Suffolk, S Mary at the ElmsTreble and tenor rehung for stationary chiming; cast-in staples removed; treble equipped for electric tolling; tenor used as the hour bell for the clock; remaining bells left as isAndrew Nicholson
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