Orcop, Herefordshire, S John Bapt
| Place | Orcop S John Bapt |
| Unitary authority | Herefordshire |
| Lieutenancy area | Herefordshire |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Herefordshire |
| Dove tower ID | 10410 |
| Rings | 5 (full-circle ring), tenor 7½ cwt in A♯See below |
| Frames | 1See below |
| Grid reference | SO473262 |
| Latitude & longitude | 51.93241, -2.76672View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | HR2 8ES |
| Diocese | Hereford |
| Church | Church of England |
| Listed grade | II* by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 6275 |
| URLs | http://www.bagleybells.co.uk/towers/herfs.htm#ORCOP https://hdgb.org/?tower=orcop |
| Affiliation | Hereford Diocesan Guild |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard listed 15 performances here, of which 8 were peals and none were in the last two years |
Ring of 5, tenor 7½ cwt in A♯
| Bells | 5 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 7½ cwt (~840 lb or ~380 kg) in A♯ (925.0 Hz) |
| Peals | View 8 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Also | Ground floor ringing chamber |
| Additional information | Tuning: 1-4,5♯ of 5 |
| Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4½ cwt | 1336.5 | E | 27.00″ | 1907 | James Barwell & Co | D | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 4 cwt | 1182.5 | D | 26.75″ | 1663† | John I Pennington ('IP') | Y | 4 | FC | ||
| 3 | 5¾ cwt | 1098.0 | C♯ | 30.50″ | 1731 | Abraham II Rudhall | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 4 | 5¼ cwt | 997.0 | B | 31.50″ | 1663† | John I Pennington ('IP') | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 5 | 7½ cwt | 925.0 | A♯ | 34.25″ | 1679† | ? John II Pennington ('IP') | R | 4 | FC |
Details of frame
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 [1] | 1,2,3,4,5 | 1907 | Oak | William Greenleaf | 6.A | 5.X |
Notes
[1]Frame Layout
Fr1 layout is 6.7 minus pit E
Published: 30/11/2023; updated: 30/11/2023
Update log
| 22/03/2022 | Fr1: truss and layout added [C J Pickford visit] |
| 13/03/2022 | 5: weight amended; 1-4: weight added; 1-5: nominal, turning added; 2,4-5: diameter amended; 1,3: diameter added. [C J Pickford visit 12 Mar 2022. Weights amended to Fred Sharpe values] |