Tower details

Place	Biddenham S James
Unitary authority	Bedford
Lieutenancy area	Bedfordshire
Country	England
Historic county	Bedfordshire
Dove tower ID	10424
Rings	8 (full-circle ring), tenor 12–3–18 in GSee below
Frames	2See below
Grid reference	TL013499
Latitude & longitude	52.13843, -0.51987View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long	No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode	MK40 4AS
Diocese	St Albans
Church	Church of England
Listed grade	I by Historic England
Church heritage record	11415
Affiliation	Bedfordshire Association
Performances	Search for performances on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard listed 133 performances here, of which 111 were peals and 8 were in the last two years

Bells	8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor	12–3–18 (1446 lb or 656 kg) in G (794.0 Hz)
Practices	Thu
Peals	View 111 peals in the Felstead Database

	Bell	Weight	Nominal	Note	Diameter	Dated	Founder	Canons	Turning	Hanging
	1	5–0–19	1586.0	G	26.63″	1986	John Taylor & Co (Bellfounders) Ltd	F	N	FC
	2	5–0–24	1486.0	F♯	27.38″	1986	John Taylor & Co (Bellfounders) Ltd	F	N	FC
	3	4–3–27	1312.0	E	29.38″	1787†	William Emerton	R	4	FC
	4	5–0–13	1189.5	D	30.00″	1787†	William Emerton	R	4	FC
	5	5–2–5	1057.0	C	32.00″	1787†	William Emerton	R	4	FC
	6	6–0–22	994.0	B	33.25″	1787†	William Emerton	R	4	FC
	7	8–1–18	891.5	A	37.00″	1787†	William Emerton	R	4	FC
	8	12–3–18	794.0	G	40.75″	1896	John Taylor & Co	F	N	FC

	Frame	Bells	Year	Material	Maker	Truss	Layout
	1	3,4,5,6,7,8	1896	Cast iron	John Taylor & Co	8.3.C.e
	– 1.1	1,2	1987	Cast iron	John Taylor & Co	8.3.C.e

Contributed by: Tim Jackson

04/05/2020	1-8: turning added [[James Hedgcock] via 00013728]
17/08/2019	1-8: frameid added; frame info added [Tim Jackson via 00013550]