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Watford, Hertfordshire, S Mary
Place Watford
S Mary
Lieutenancy area Hertfordshire
Country England
Historic county Hertfordshire
Dove tower ID 10317
Rings 10 (full-circle ring), tenor 24–1–6 in E♭See below
Other bellsSee below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference TQ110963
Latitude & longitude 51.65462, -0.39597View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode WD17 2BW
Diocese St Albans
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 11370
Also Toilet
URL https://www.hcacr.org/tower-10317
Affiliation Hertford County Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 306 performances here, of which 101 were peals and 6 were in the last two years
Ring of 10, tenor 24–1–6 in E♭
Bells 10 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 24–1–6 (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
Practices Tue
Peals View 160 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
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
Source: HCA; J Hedgcock(Dodds); R Bickerton; TimJ(AAJB/G&J;N Bowden)
Contributed by: Ian Cresshull
Other bells
Bells Edit details
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
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
Contributed by: Rod Bickerton
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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