Lapley, Staffordshire, All Saints
| Place | Lapley All Saints |
| Lieutenancy area | Staffordshire |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Staffordshire |
| Dove tower ID | 10456 |
| Rings | 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 9–3–20 in F♯See below Other bellsSee below |
| Frames | 3See below |
| Grid reference | SJ872129 |
| Latitude & longitude | 52.71396, -2.19031View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | A suggested satnav destination for this tower is at 52.71350, -2.19086 View on Google MapEdit details |
| Postcode | ST19 9JS |
| Diocese | Lichfield |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 6829 |
| Also | Toilet |
| Affiliation | Lichfield and Walsall Archdeaconries Society |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise |
| Peal boards | No peal boards have been uploaded to BellBoard yet 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 9–3–20 in F♯
| Bells | 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 9–3–20 (1112 lb or 504 kg) in F♯ (762.0 Hz) |
| Practices | Thu |
| Peals | View 21 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Also | Simulator |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3–1–6 | 1520.0 | F♯ | 24.00″ | 2002 | John Taylor Bellfounders Ltd | F | FC | |||
| 2 | 3–1–0 | 1425.0 | E♯ | 24.63″ | 2002 | John Taylor Bellfounders Ltd | F | FC | |||
| 3 | 3–3–1 | 1275.0 | D♯ | 26.00″ | 1977 | John Taylor & Co | F | FC | |||
| 4 | 3–3–5 | 1144.0 | C♯ | 27.50″ | 1929 | John Taylor & Co | F | FC | |||
| 5 | 5–0–26 | 1017.0 | B | 30.38″ | 1929 | John Taylor & Co | F | FC | |||
| 6 | 6–0–6 | 952.5 | A♯ | 32.50″ | 1565† | (unidentified) | Y | FC | |||
| 7 | 7–1–10 | 858.0 | G♯ | 35.25″ | 1629 | William Clibury | Y | FC | |||
| 8 | 9–3–20 | 762.0 | F♯ | 38.88″ | 1929 | John Taylor & Co | F | FC |
Other bells
| Bells | Edit details |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disused [1] | 0–2–16 | 2046.0 | C | 14.00″ | c1360† | (unidentified) | Y | NS | |||
| Sanctus | 0–2–18 | 2453.0 | D♯ | 14.25″ | 1928 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | S |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Disused | Metal | 10 | |||||
| 1 | 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, Sanctus | 1929 | Cast iron | John Taylor & Co | 8.3.A.h | 6.1 ➔ 8.3 | ||
| – 1.1 | 2, 3 | 2002 | Cast iron | John Taylor & Co | 8.3.A.h | 2.X2 |
Notes
[1]Disused bell hanging type
The disused bell hangs from an iron hook in the church. [SCWH]
Published: 30/08/2024; updated: 14/06/2025
Update log
| 24/01/2025 | Sanctus: cast year amended [Taylor records 1928 (inscription book 8 p.166; invoice 1 May 1928 in daybook 17 p.399) via Chris Pickford #008081] |
| 29/12/2023 | Disused: hanging amended [via Stuart Hutchieson from personal visit] |
| 22/03/2023 | Toilet added [William Deason, Ringing Master #004762] |
| 22/01/2023 | 1,3: frame number amended [Stuart Hutchieson from personal visit] |
| 12/11/2022 | Frames Fr1, Fr1.1, Fr9 added [Stuart Hutchieson from personal visit (the disused bell hangs from an iron hook in the church)] |
| 14/10/2022 | Sanctus: canons, turning, hanging type added [Stuart Hutchieson (visited 22 Aug 2009)] |
| 27/06/2022 | Sanctus: nominal added; Disused: hanging type, nominal added, note amended [JT&Co data 1926 (ancient bell) and 1928 (new) via Chris Pickford] |