Tower details

Place	Birtsmorton S Peter & S Paul
Lieutenancy area	Worcestershire
Country	England
Historic county	Worcestershire
Dove tower ID	10895
Rings	4 U/R (full-circle ring), tenor 8½ cwt in ASee below Other bellsSee below
Frames	2See below
Grid reference	SO800354
Latitude & longitude	52.01754, -2.29143View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long	No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode	WR13 6JS
Diocese	Worcester
Church	Church of England
Listed grade	II* by Historic England
Church heritage record	14529
URL	http://www.wdcra.org.uk/birtsm.htm
Affiliation	Worcestershire and Districts Association
Performances	Search for performances on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard listed no performances here

Bells	4 U/R (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor	8½ cwt (952 lb or ~430 kg) in A (876.5 Hz)
Overhauled	2023 by Blyth & Co Sanctus bell rehung in the church
Peals	No peals listed in the Felstead Database
Additional information	Unringable Tuning: (approx) 1♭,2-4 of 6

	Bell	Weight	Nominal	Note	Diameter	Dated	Founder	Canons	Turning	Hanging
	1	5 cwt	1110.0	D♭	30.88″	1665	John II Martin	Y	N	FC
	2	5¾ cwt	1020.5	C	32.88″	1665	John II Martin	Y	N	FC
	3	7 cwt	915.5	B♭	34.13″	c1420†	Robert Chamberlain	Y	N	FC
	4	8½ cwt	876.5	A	36.63″	1630†	Thomas I Hancox	Y	N	FC

Bells

	Bell	Weight	Nominal	Note	Diameter	Dated	Founder	Canons	Turning	Hanging
	Sanctus	0–2–12	2570.0	E	14.00″	1739	Abel Rudhall	Y		D

	Frame	Bells	Year	Material	Maker	Truss	Layout
	9 [1]	Sanctus	2023	Metal		10
	1 [2]	1,2,3,4		Timber		5.A	4.3

Contributed by: Tim Jackson

[1]Frame details

Bell hangs from a static bracket in the church

Published: 22/12/2023

[2]Truss type

Trusses noted as being complex.

Published: 10/04/2022

22/12/2023	Fr9 added; Sanctus: weight, hanging amended [Malcolm Taylor]
22/12/2023	Project completed [Notified by Malcolm Taylor]
30/06/2022	3: date amended to be approx.