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Watford, Hertfordshire, S Mary
PlaceWatford
S Mary
Lieutenancy areaHertfordshire
CountryEngland
Historic countyHertfordshire
Dove tower ID10317
Rings10 (full-circle ring), tenor 24–1–6 in E♭See below
Other bellsSee below
Frames2See below
Grid referenceTQ110963
Latitude & longitude51.65462, -0.39597View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & longNo optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
PostcodeWD17 2BW
DioceseSt Albans
Church groupChurch of England
Listed gradeI by Historic England
Church heritage record11370
AlsoToilet
URLhttps://www.hcacr.org/tower-10317
AffiliationHertford County Association
PerformancesSearch for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 318 performances here, of which 106 were peals and 11 were in the last two years
Peal boardsView peal boards on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard had images of 9 boards recording 8 distinct performances
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.
Ring of 10, tenor 24–1–6 in E♭
Bells10 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor24–1–6 (2722 lb or 1235 kg) in E♭ (636.0 Hz)
All rings
1024–1–6 in E♭10 as tenor
67–3–10 in B♭6 as tenor
PracticesTue
Projects & overhauls
1919 by Gillett & Johnston (ring created)
Ring installed
List all
PealsView 162 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
15–1–181592.0G26.88″1946Gillett & JohnstonBNFC
25–2–61432.0F27.75″1946Gillett & JohnstonBNFC
35–3–201272.0E♭29.00″1919Gillett & JohnstonFNFC
46–0–11192.0D30.00″1919Gillett & JohnstonFNFC
56–3–101060.0C32.00″1919Gillett & JohnstonFNFC
67–3–10954.0B♭34.50″1919Gillett & JohnstonFNFC
710–0–14848.0A♭37.88″1919Gillett & JohnstonFNFC
814–0–25796.0G40.88″1919Gillett & JohnstonFNFC
916–3–7716.0F44.88″1919Gillett & JohnstonFNFC
1024–1–6636.0E♭50.00″1919Gillett & JohnstonFNFC
Other bells
BellsEdit details
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Market1 cwt2391.0D15.25″1705? Chandler (generic)YN
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
9Market
11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 101919Cast ironGillett & Johnston
Frame modifications:
Frame 1: 1946 by Gillett & Johnston
Frame modified by the addition of cast iron trusses
Update log
03/02/2025HCACR URL amended; toilet facilities noted [Lucas Williams, HCACR Web Master]
24/08/2019Mkt: nominal added [Tim Jackson via 00013594]
14/04/2019Ringing has been resumed [TimJ (info: Rod Bickerton) via e-mail]
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