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South Ockendon, Essex, Holy Cross (RC)
Place South Ockendon
Holy Cross
Unitary authority Thurrock
Lieutenancy area Essex
Country England
Historic county Essex
Dove tower ID 10043
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 3–3–9 in DSee below
Other bellsSee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference TQ583816
Latitude & longitude 51.51137, 0.28105View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode RM15 5EJ
Diocese Brentwood
Church Roman Catholic Church
Also Toilet
Affiliation Essex Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 36 performances here, of which 10 were peals and 5 were in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 3–3–9 in D
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 3–3–9 (429 lb or 195 kg) in D (1156.5 Hz)
Practices Thu
Overhauled
2011 by Nicholson Engineering Ltd
Peals View 10 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
11–1–222318.5D17.75″2010Whitechapel Bell FoundryFFC
21–1–252168.5C♯18.13″2010Whitechapel Bell FoundryFFC
31–2–11936.5B19.00″2010Whitechapel Bell FoundryFFC
41–2–181731.0A20.00″1929Gillett & JohnstonFFC
52–0–111546.0G21.82″1904John Taylor & CoFFC
62–1–151447.5F♯22.50″2001John Taylor Bellfounders LtdFFC
72–3–171293.0E24.50″2001John Taylor Bellfounders LtdFFC
83–3–91156.5D27.00″2001John Taylor Bellfounders LtdFFC
Source: P Denton; JCB; TimJ(REMRKS255)
Contributed by: Philip Denton
Other bells
Bells Edit details
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Bourdon [1]8–2–11816.0G♯37.00″1665John Hodson & William HullYS
Sanctus [2]5–3–141090.5C♯31.00″1579†(unidentified)YD
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,Bourdon,Sanctus2011SteelNicholson Engineering Ltd8.1.E.d8.Radial
Contributed by: Tim Jackson
Notes

[1]Bell history

previously bell 3/3 at Mucking, S John Bapt, Essex

Published: 14/03/2025

[2]Bell history

previously bell 1/3 at Mucking, S John Bapt, Essex.

Published: 14/03/2025

Update log
14/03/2025Bell history notes added [Philip Denton (2011)]
07/10/2023Bourdon,Sanctus: hanging type added [Personal inspection via Philip Denton #005702]
27/02/2020Removed: www.holycrossockendon.org/ not found [TimJ (#267) via URLbad]
30/11/2019fr1: truss added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
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