Watlington, Oxfordshire, S Leonard
| Place | Watlington S Leonard |
| Lieutenancy area | Oxfordshire |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Oxfordshire |
| Dove tower ID | 10209 |
| Rings | 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 20–3–25 in ESee below |
| Frames | 1See below |
| Grid reference | SU684947 |
| Latitude & longitude | 51.64741, -1.01197View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | OX49 5LX |
| Diocese | Oxford |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | II* by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 9284 |
| Affiliation | Oxford Diocesan Guild |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise |
| Peal boards | No peal boards have been uploaded to BellBoard yet The Central Council is collecting photographs of all peal boards, and curating and uploading them to BellBoard. This includes material from earlier systems found here. |
| Biographies | View the biographies of ringers at this tower on the Central Council Ringing History Hub |
Ring of 8, tenor 20–3–25 in E
| Bells | 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 20–3–25 (2349 lb or 1065 kg) in E (643.8 Hz) |
| Practices | Wed 19:00 |
| Projects & overhauls | 2024 by Whites of Appleton (major overhaul) The 8 bells are being tuned and the 5th will be welded. The frame will be strengthened with foundation plates fitted to the top cills of the bell frame for bearing plates. The bells will be rehung on new fittings in the strengthened frame |
| Tuned | 2024 |
| Peals | View 52 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Also | Ground floor ringing chamber |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5–0–12 | 1292.9 | E | 28.00″ | 1905 | Mears & Stainbank | R | 8 | FC | ||
| 2 | 5–1–22 | 1210.5 | D♯ | 29.06″ | 1905 | Mears & Stainbank | R | 8 | FC | ||
| 3 | 4–3–13 | 1078.4 | C♯ | 29.44″ | 1663 | Henry II Knight | R | M | FC | ||
| 4 | 6–1–2 | 964.1 | B | 33.31″ | 1587† | Henry I Knight | R | M | FC | ||
| 5 | 7–2–10 | 859.9 | A | 35.19″ | 1663 | Henry II Knight | R | M | FC | ||
| 6 | 10–3–16 | 806.5 | G♯ | 39.13″ | 1635 | Ellis I Knight | R | M | FC | ||
| 7 | 15–3–10 | 721.8 | F♯ | 44.19″ | 1785 | Charles & John Rudhall | R | M | FC | ||
| 8 | 20–3–25 | 643.8 | E | 49.31″ | 1869 | Mears & Stainbank | R | 8 | FC |
Details of frame
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | 1905 | Wrought iron | Webb and Bennett |
Update log
| 05/05/2025 | ODG South Oxfordshire Branch URL deleted; gives 404 error (not found) [Error detected by Dove Tower URL Checker] |
| 26/12/2024 | Project completed [Marika Haseldine, Whites of Appleton via REMRKS501] |
| 23/09/2024 | Project under way [Whites of Appleton] |
| 18/09/2024 | 1-8: weight, nominal amended; 1-8: turning added; 1-3,5-7: diameter amended; 1,2: canon amended; 4,5: welding added [Mark Walker, Whites of Appleton (post-tuning data) via #007493] |
| 12/09/2024 | 1-8: nominal added; 1-6,8: diameter amended; 3-8: weight amended; ring key amended [Mark Walker, Whites of Appleton (as received measurements) via #007467] |
| 22/05/2024 | New project added [Whites of Appleton website via Ryan Trout #007007] |
| 28/07/2020 | Tenor wt now approx [TimJ(#293 info AN) via pNBR] |
| 28/07/2020 | 3-8: canon info added; tenor wt amended(pre canon removal value) [Martin Smith via 00013926] |
| 28/07/2020 | 1,2: canon info added [John Baldwin via database] |
| 20/02/2019 | PN amended (from Mon 19:30) [Peter Logan (tower member) via e-mail] |