Biddenham, Bedfordshire, S James
| 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 map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | MK40 4AS |
| Diocese | St Albans |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 11415 |
| Affiliation | Bedfordshire Association |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise |
| Peal boards | View peal boards on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard had images of 3 boards recording performances at this tower 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 8, tenor 12–3–18 in G
| 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 | Frequency | 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 |
Details of frames
| 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 |
Update log
| 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] |