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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: 15,367
 Those with a full-circle ring of at least three bells: 7,246 (47.2%)
Bell collections
Total number of collections: 17,380
 Number of full-circle rings: 7,939 (45.7%)
  Containing at least three bells: 7,130 (41.0%)
 Number of lightweight rings: 127 (0.7%)
 Number of carillons: 21 (0.1%)
 Number of chimes: 7,471 (43.0%)
  Containing at least five bells: 546 (3.1%)
  Which are clock chimes: 90 (0.5%)
  Which are tubular chimes: 153 (0.9%)
  Which are hemispherical chimes: 44 (0.3%)
 Number of collections of display bells: 68 (0.4%)
 Number of collections of other bells: 1,745 (10.0%)
 Number of future rings: 9 (0.1%)
Full-circle rings (including lightweight rings)
Total number of full-circle rings of at least three bells: 7,257
 Number marked as unringable: 969 (13.4%)
 Number with practices: 3,528 (48.6%)
 Number with simulators: 238 (3.3%)
 Number which are ground floor: 2,625 (36.2%)
 Number with web pages: 3,599 (49.6%)
 Number with toilets: 2,455 (33.8%)
Church of England Church Heritage Record
Total number of buildings with bells in the Church Heritage Record: 14,646
 Of which have one or more bell frame: 6,868 (46.9%)
Total number of bells in the Church Heritage Record: 57,740
 Of which are listed for preservation: 9,003 (15.6%)
Total number of frames in the Church Heritage Record: 9,142
 Of which are listed for preservation: 253 (2.8%)
Dove Bell Register
Summary by shape
Total number of bells: 63,576
 Number which are standard-shaped: 62,199 (97.8%)
 Number which are hemispherical: 249 (0.4%)
 Number which are tubular: 1,128 (1.8%)
Standard-shaped bells
Total number: 62,199
 Number with missing casting date: 1,456 (2.3%)
 Number with missing founder: 1,676 (2.7%)
 Number with uncertain founder: 586 (0.9%)
 Number with missing diameter: 3,265 (5.2%)
 Number with missing weight: 8,661 (13.9%)
 Number with missing note: 8,554 (13.8%)
 Number with missing nominal: 17,523 (28.2%)
 Number with missing canon status: 10,602 (17.0%)
 Number with missing turning status: 35,040 (56.3%)
 Number with missing hanging status: 10,381 (16.7%)
 Number with missing bell frame information: 9,535 (15.3%)
 Number with incomplete details: 39,794 (64.0%)
 Number with complete details: 22,405 (36.0%)
Bells in full-circle rings of three or more
Total number: 44,857
 Number with missing casting date: 51 (0.1%)
 Number with missing founder: 0 (0.0%)
 Number with uncertain founder: 313 (0.7%)
 Number with missing diameter: 646 (1.4%)
 Number with missing weight: 1,674 (3.7%)
 Number with missing note: 320 (0.7%)
 Number with missing nominal: 5,798 (12.9%)
 Number with missing canon status: 3,028 (6.8%)
 Number with missing turning status: 20,447 (45.6%)
 Number with missing hanging status: 14 (0.0%)
 Number with missing bell frame information: 5,138 (11.5%)
 Number with incomplete details: 23,444 (52.3%)
 Number with complete details: 21,413 (47.7%)
Bell frames
Total number of frames: 9,759
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Content: Dove Team – Programming: Richard Smith & Sid Baldwin.
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