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Highworth, Wiltshire, S Michael
Place Highworth
S Michael
Unitary authority Swindon
Lieutenancy area Wiltshire
Country England
Historic county Wiltshire
Dove tower ID 10272
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 18–0–2 in ESee below
Other bellsSee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference SU200925
Latitude & longitude 51.63100, -1.71110View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode SN6 7AD
Diocese Bristol
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 1461
Affiliation Gloucester and Bristol Diocesan Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 95 performances here, of which 22 were peals and 8 were in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 18–0–2 in E
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 18–0–2 (2018 lb or 915 kg) in E (657.5 Hz)
Practices Thu
Projects & events 1List
Peals View 59 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
15–1–81317.0E29.00″1689†Henry II BagleyRFC
25–2–201243.0D♯29.13″1951John Taylor & CoFFC
36–3–271108.0C♯31.63″1951John Taylor & CoFFC
47–0–12986.5B34.13″1898John Warner & SonsRFC
58–2–9880.0A37.00″1898John Warner & SonsRFC
610–0–11828.0G♯38.63″1689†Henry II BagleyRFC
713–3–8734.0F♯42.00″1957John Taylor & CoFFC
818–0–2657.5E46.25″1951John Taylor & CoFFC
Source: GAD NBR; CBC; A Higson; JCB(MTH)
Contributed by: George Dawson
Other bells
Bells Edit details
Projects & events 1List
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Sanctus16.88″1689†? Henry II BagleyY
Unused12–0–4740.0F♯41.63″1689†Henry II BagleyR
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,6,7,81951Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.A.h8.3
Update log
28/04/2025PN amended [Rob New, Tower Captain via #008546]
24/11/2023Fr1: year, material, maker, truss, layout added [David Potter via Frame Backlog]
09/08/2021Project completed [David Potter]
04/05/2021Project added: frame cleaned down and repainted. [David Potter]
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