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Combe Raleigh, Devon, S Nicholas
Place Combe Raleigh
S Nicholas
Lieutenancy area Devon
Country England
Historic county Devon
Dove tower ID 10689
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 5–2–19 in BSee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference ST158023
Latitude & longitude 50.81438, -3.19586View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode EX14 4TQ
Diocese Exeter
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Church heritage record 4953
Also Toilet
URL http://www.comberaleigh.org/village-bell-ringers/
Affiliation Guild of Devonshire Ringers
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 158 performances here, of which 7 were peals and 70 were in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 5–2–19 in B
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 5–2–19 (635 lb or 288 kg) in B (985.6 Hz)
Practices Mon 15:00
Overhauled
2017 by Nicholson Engineering Ltd
Ring restored, 3 ex Keltek
Tuned 2017
Peals View 7 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Simulator
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
12–0–211617.3G♯21.88″1910John Taylor & CoFNFC
22–2–161444.5F♯23.56″1960Mears & StainbankR8FC
32–3–161290.2E24.63″1932John Taylor & CoFNFC
43–1–181209.6D♯26.25″1758Thomas II BilbieY8FC
54–3–01085.0C♯29.44″c1430†Robert NortonY8FC
65–2–19985.6B31.19″1867John Warner & SonsY8FC
Source: JGMS; D Sloman(WBF); J Clarke; A Higson; TimJ(AN); N Taylor
Contributed by: [John Scott]
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,61900OakHarry Stokes6.A6.1
Frame modifications:
Frame 1: 2017 by Nicholson Engineering Ltd
Frame modified from layout 5.1
Contributed by: Tim Jackson
Notes

[1]Origin of the bells

The 3rd is ex-Poole Sanatorium, Nunthorpe, the 2nd is an ex-Trinity House bell, and the treble is ex-Bolton, St Paul, all three bells were sourced by the Keltek trust. https://www.keltektrust.org.uk/downloads/KT%20Devon.pdf#page=3

Published: 18/10/2022; updated: 18/10/2022

Update log
14/02/2020comberaleigh.org/Church_Bells.html URL not found [Alternative URL provided TimJ(#265) via URLbad]
17/05/2019PN start time amended (from 14:30) [Lisa Clarke (Tower Captain) via e-mail]
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