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Little Baddow, Essex, S Mary V
Place Little Baddow
S Mary V
Lieutenancy area Essex
Country England
Historic county Essex
Dove tower ID 10147
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 11–2–5 in A♭See below
Other bellsSee below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference TL764080
Latitude & longitude 51.74352, 0.55421View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode CM3 4BE
Diocese Chelmsford
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 2429
Also Toilet
Affiliation Essex Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 137 performances here, of which 24 were peals and 17 were in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 11–2–5 in A♭
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 11–2–5 (1293 lb or 586 kg) in A♭ (834.5 Hz)
Practices Thu
Projects & overhauls
1986 by Whitechapel Bell Foundry (major overhaul)
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Peals View 43 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13–0–81661.0A♭23.75″1986Whitechapel Bell FoundryFFC
23–2–01566.5G24.75″1986Whitechapel Bell FoundryFFC
33–2–121397.5F26.00″1986Whitechapel Bell FoundryFFC
45–0–71244.5E♭27.75″1925Alfred BowellFFC
55–1–131104.0D♭30.50″1925Alfred BowellFFC
66–1–261046.0C32.00″1925Alfred BowellFFC
7 [1]7–0–16930.0B♭34.00″1953Mears & StainbankFFC
811–2–5834.5A♭39.00″c1380†London foundryYFC
Source: D Sloman; J Dodds; CBC; D Kelly
Contributed by: David Sloman
Other bells
Bells Edit details
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Disused 1 [2]7 cwtB♭33.50″c1440†William ChamberlainY
Disused 2 [3]9–0–7B♭36.00″[1577–1602]†John DierR
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
2c1599†Oak5.S & 5.Y
11,2,3,4,5,6,7,81986Cast iron & steelWhitechapel Bell Foundry
Frame modifications:
Frame 2: 1925 by Alfred Bowell
Contributed by: David Sloman
Notes

[1]Bell 7/8 origin

Bell 7/8 was formerly bell 5/5 at West Tilbury, S James, Essex.

Published: 18/09/2025; updated: 07/10/2025

[2]Disused Bell 1 history

Bell Disused 1 was formerly bell 2/4.

Published: 18/09/2025; updated: 07/10/2025

[3]Disused Bell 2 history

Bell Disused 2 was formerly bell 4/5.

Published: 18/09/2025; updated: 07/10/2025

Update log
18/09/2025Disused 2: weight amended; Disused 1, Disused 2: former role of bell added; 7: origin of bell added [David Sloman via #009205]
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