Tower details

Place	Bigbury S Lawrence
Lieutenancy area	Devon
Country	England
Historic county	Devon
Dove tower ID	10993
Rings	6 (full-circle ring), tenor 7–2–27 in GSee below
Frames	2See below
Grid reference	SX667466
Latitude & longitude	50.30457, -3.87221View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode	TQ7 4AP
Diocese	Exeter
Church	Church of England
Listed grade	II* by Historic England
Church heritage record	5181
Affiliation	Devon Association
Performances	Search for performances on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard listed 9 performances here, of which 2 were peals and 2 were in the last two years

Bells	6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor	7–2–27 (867 lb or 393 kg) in G (776.0 Hz)
Overhauled	2024 by Nicholson Engineering Ltd Bellframes rebuilt with all new steelwork; ringing fittings restored/replaced. Bells rehung with partially new ringing fittings in the existing frames. Try-out took place 28/Feb/2024. 1961 by John Taylor & Co Bells rehung in a new frame
Peals	View 2 peals in the Felstead Database

Bell	Weight	Nominal	Note	Diameter	Dated	Founder	Canons	Turning	Hanging
1	3–2–19	1304.0	E	26.38″	1879	John Warner & Sons	R	4	FC
2	4–0–7	1161.0	D	27.75″	1788	John III [C] & Christopher IV Pennington	R	4	FC
3	4–0–12	1034.0	C	29.00″	1788	John III [C] & Christopher IV Pennington	R	4	FC
4	4–2–21	976.0	B	30.50″	1788	John III [C] & Christopher IV Pennington	R	4	FC
5	5–2–17	870.0	A	33.00″	1788	John III [C] & Christopher IV Pennington	R	4	FC
6	7–2–27	776.0	G	37.00″	1788	John III [C] & Christopher IV Pennington	R	4	FC

11/03/2024	1961 overhaul description added; 2024 project completed; 1-6: turning added [Andrew Nicholson]
07/03/2024	Fr1: layout added [Andrew Nicholson]
14/04/2022	New project added [Andrew Nicholson]