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Southampton, Hampshire, S Mary
Place Southampton
S Mary
Shown in county lists as Southampton, S Mary
Unitary authority City of Southampton
Lieutenancy area Hampshire
Country England
Historic county Hampshire
Dove tower ID 10453
Rings 10 (full-circle ring), tenor 21–2–8 in E♭See below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference SU426116
Latitude & longitude 50.90276, -1.39550View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode SO14 1AT
Diocese Winchester
Church Church of England
Listed grade II by Historic England
Church heritage record 14336
Also Toilet
URLs http://sotonbells.wordpress.com/
https://www.wpbells.org/towers/southampton-st-mary/
Affiliation Winchester and Portsmouth Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 311 performances here, of which 134 were peals and 20 were in the last two years
Ring of 10, tenor 21–2–8 in E♭
Bells 10 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 21–2–8 (2416 lb or 1096 kg) in E♭ (616.5 Hz)
All rings
1021–2–8 in E♭10 as tenor
67–2–5 in B♭6 as tenor
Practices Mon (4th, 5th)
Projects & overhauls
2025 by John Taylor & Co
All ten headstocks to be drilled and tapped for the fittings of clapper adjusting bolts
1945 by John Taylor & Co (ring created)
Ring installed
List all
Peals View 288 peals in the Felstead Database
Additional information PN shared: Bitterne Park; S Mary; S Michael
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–0–21556.0G25.38″1945John Taylor & CoFNFC
24–1–141386.0F26.50″1945John Taylor & CoFNFC
34–3–91235.0E♭28.00″1945John Taylor & CoFNFC
45–1–01163.0D29.00″1945John Taylor & CoFNFC
56–1–131034.0C31.50″1945John Taylor & CoFNFC
67–2–5924.0B♭34.00″1945John Taylor & CoFNFC
79–1–8823.5A♭37.00″1945John Taylor & CoFNFC
810–3–20776.5G39.13″1945John Taylor & CoFNFC
914–2–4692.0F43.50″1945John Taylor & CoFNFC
1021–2–8616.5E♭49.13″1945John Taylor & CoFNFC
Source: Twr website(06/2006); A Higson; G Vant
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
21933Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.A.h
11,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,101948Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.A.h10
Contributed by: Tim Jackson
Notes

[1]Church Parking

Free church car park available for use while ringing, code protected barrier access, contact tower secretary for information.

Published: 28/06/2025

Update log
28/06/2025Restoration work completed [Daniel Graham via #008820]
24/06/2025New project added [David Potter #008810]
16/05/2020SatNav destn removed: parking not now allowed in ch grounds [Adam Thorp via SatNav]
26/02/2019fr1: truss,layout added; fr2: date amended,truss added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
25/02/20191-10: turning,frameid added; frame info added [George Vant via 00013320]
24/02/2019URL amended [George Vant via e-mail]
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