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Charminster, Dorset, S Mary V
Place Charminster
S Mary V
Unitary authority Dorset
Lieutenancy area Dorset
Country England
Historic county Dorset
Dove tower ID 10352
Rings 10 (full-circle ring), tenor 14–3–8 in FSee below
Other bellsSee below
Frames 3See below
Grid reference SY679927
Latitude & longitude 50.73302, -2.45603View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode DT2 9QR
Diocese Salisbury
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 12062
URL http://www.sdgr.org.uk/branches/dorchester/tower-46
Affiliation Salisbury Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 154 performances here, of which 75 were peals and 4 were in the last two years
Ring of 10, tenor 14–3–8 in F
Bells 10 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 14–3–8 (1660 lb or 753 kg) in F (693.0 Hz)
All rings
1014–3–8 in F10 as tenor
66–0–23 in C6 as tenor
Practices Thu
Projects & overhauls
2007 by Hayward Mills Associates (major overhaul)
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Peals View 118 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13–2–171733.0A24.00″1981John Taylor & Co (Bellfounders) LtdFNFC
23–3–91548.5G25.00″1981John Taylor & Co (Bellfounders) LtdFNFC
34–2–101384.0F26.38″1961John Taylor & CoFNFC
45–1–31305.0E28.38″1961John Taylor & CoFNFC
55–2–121161.0D30.00″1933Mears & StainbankFNFC
66–0–231037.0C31.38″2008Taylors, Eayre & SmithFNFC
77–0–22922.0B♭33.50″1987John Taylor & Co (Bellfounders) LtdFNFC
88–0–14870.0A35.38″2008Taylors, Eayre & SmithFNFC
911–2–22778.5G41.75″1867John Taylor & CoRFC
1014–3–8693.0F44.25″1952Mears & StainbankFNFC
Source: C Dalton(Dorset); CBC; GAD; A Higson; W Hibbert; P Mason; D Sloman; TimJ(J Hedgcock)
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Other bells
Bells Edit details
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Disused7–0–191043.5C32.63″1663Thomas PurdueR
Service7–0–5950.0B♭33.63″c1575†William I PurdueR
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
23,41981John Taylor & Co
15,6,7,8,9,10Thomas Blackbourn
– 1.11,21961John Taylor & Co
Contributed by: David Sloman
Update log
06/07/20191-8,10: turning added [Tim Jackson via 00013519]
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