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Barford, Warwickshire, S Peter
Place Barford
S Peter
Lieutenancy area Warwickshire
Country England
Historic county Warwickshire
Dove tower ID 10777
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 4–3–22 in BSee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference SP272609
Latitude & longitude 52.24567, -1.60268View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode CV35 8ES
Diocese Coventry
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Church heritage record 3796
Also Toilet
URL http://warksbells.co.uk/barford/
Affiliation Coventry Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 58 performances here, of which 7 were peals and 6 were in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 4–3–22 in B
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 4–3–22 (554 lb or 251 kg) in B (1006.0 Hz)
Practices Mon
Peals View 9 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13–0–181676.0G♯23.38″1994John Taylor Bellfounders LtdFNFC
23–1–221504.0F♯24.38″1994John Taylor Bellfounders LtdFNFC
3 [1]3–0–01342.0E25.00″c1330†Gloucester foundryY8FC
43–3–21258.0D♯26.50″1709†Joseph SmithR4FC
54–1–201132.0C♯29.50″1639Henry I BagleyR4FC
64–3–221006.0B31.00″1661Henry I BagleyR4FC
Source: M Chester; CBC; info from CJP; A Higson
Contributed by: Mike Chester
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,61994Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.A.h6.1
Frame modifications:
Frame 1: 1994 by John Taylor & Co
John Taylor frame of 1909 (layout 3.1) was rebuilt and extended with new frame sides to layout 6.1
Notes

[1]Bell history

Bell 3/6 was previously bell 1/3 at Atherstone on Stour, S Mary, Warwickshire

Published: 15/11/2005; updated: 30/04/2025

Update log
30/04/20253: history note amended [Keith Chambers, DAC Bells Advisor, Coventry Diocese]
03/07/20241-3: turning added; frame mods added [CJP visit, Feb 2001 via Chris Pickford #007162]
02/07/2024Frame Fr1: truss, layout added [Mike Chester, personal visit via #007152]
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