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≡Dove’s Guide for Church Bell Ringers
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Coverage statistics

Building statistics
Total number of buildings with bells: 15,376
 Those with a full-circle ring of at least three bells: 7,248 (47.1%)
Bell collections
Total number of collections: 17,442
 Number of full-circle rings: 7,943 (45.5%)
  Containing at least three bells: 7,128 (40.9%)
 Number of lightweight rings: 132 (0.8%)
 Number of carillons: 21 (0.1%)
 Number of chimes: 7,475 (42.9%)
  Containing at least five bells: 548 (3.1%)
  Which are clock chimes: 95 (0.5%)
  Which are tubular chimes: 154 (0.9%)
  Which are hemispherical chimes: 45 (0.3%)
 Number of collections of display bells: 80 (0.5%)
 Number of collections of other bells: 1,784 (10.2%)
 Number of future rings: 7 (0.0%)
Full-circle rings (including lightweight rings)
Total number of full-circle rings of at least three bells: 7,260
 Number marked as unringable: 967 (13.3%)
 Number with practices: 3,523 (48.5%)
 Number with simulators: 251 (3.5%)
 Number which are ground floor: 2,626 (36.2%)
 Number with web pages: 3,657 (50.4%)
 Number with toilets: 2,520 (34.7%)
Church of England Church Heritage Record
Total number of buildings with bells in the Church Heritage Record: 14,649
 Of which have one or more bell frame: 6,979 (47.6%)
Total number of bells in the Church Heritage Record: 57,794
 Of which are listed for preservation: 9,003 (15.6%)
Total number of frames in the Church Heritage Record: 9,309
 Of which are listed for preservation: 252 (2.7%)
Dove Bell Register
Summary by shape
Total number of bells: 63,695
 Number which are standard-shaped: 62,301 (97.8%)
 Number which are hemispherical: 249 (0.4%)
 Number which are tubular: 1,145 (1.8%)
Standard-shaped bells
Total number: 62,301
 Number with missing casting date: 1,465 (2.4%)
 Number with missing founder: 1,629 (2.6%)
 Number with uncertain founder: 589 (0.9%)
 Number with missing diameter: 3,175 (5.1%)
 Number with missing weight: 8,498 (13.6%)
 Number with missing note: 8,367 (13.4%)
 Number with missing nominal: 16,728 (26.9%)
 Number with missing canon status: 10,283 (16.5%)
 Number with missing turning status: 34,360 (55.2%)
 Number with missing hanging status: 10,012 (16.1%)
 Number with missing bell frame information: 9,357 (15.0%)
 Number with incomplete details: 39,115 (62.8%)
 Number with complete details: 23,186 (37.2%)
Bells in full-circle rings of three or more
Total number: 44,872
 Number with missing casting date: 75 (0.2%)
 Number with missing founder: 0 (0.0%)
 Number with uncertain founder: 314 (0.7%)
 Number with missing diameter: 635 (1.4%)
 Number with missing weight: 1,639 (3.7%)
 Number with missing note: 317 (0.7%)
 Number with missing nominal: 5,526 (12.3%)
 Number with missing canon status: 2,860 (6.4%)
 Number with missing turning status: 19,951 (44.5%)
 Number with missing hanging status: 16 (0.0%)
 Number with missing bell frame information: 4,869 (10.9%)
 Number with incomplete details: 22,881 (51.0%)
 Number with complete details: 21,991 (49.0%)
Bell frames
Total number of frames: 9,939
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