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Norton in Hales, Shropshire, S Chad
Place Norton in Hales
S Chad
Unitary authority Shropshire
Lieutenancy area Shropshire
Country England
Historic county Shropshire
Dove tower ID 11076
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 11–0–17 in F♯See below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference SJ703386
Latitude & longitude 52.94462, -2.44277View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode TF9 4QX
Diocese Lichfield
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Church heritage record 7200
URL http://www.sacbr.org.uk/Towers/NortonInHales/NortonInHales.html
Affiliation Shropshire Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 44 performances here, of which 7 were peals and 9 were in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 11–0–17 in F♯
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 11–0–17 (1249 lb or 567 kg) in F♯ (729.0 Hz)
Overhauled
2010
1967 by John Taylor & Co
Peals View 8 peals in the Felstead Database
Additional information Chiming barrel
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13–3–31456.0F26.00″1867John Warner & SonsRUFC
24–0–31376.0E♯26.88″1864John Warner & SonsRUFC
34–1–261225.0D♯28.38″1864John Warner & SonsRUFC
44–0–241092.0C♯29.25″1864John Warner & SonsRUFC
54–3–24972.0B30.75″1867John Warner & SonsRUFC
65–0–23918.0A♯32.88″c1590†John CliburyRUFC
77–1–8818.0G♯36.00″1864John Warner & SonsRUFC
811–0–17729.0F♯40.63″1867John Warner & SonsRUFC
Source: GAD NBR; CBC; A Higson
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
2 [1]1,2,3,71967Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.D.a4.X
1 [2]4,5,6,81967Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.D.a4.X
Notes

[1]Frame Fr2 layout

Frame Fr2 layout is similar to Layout 4.4 but Pit C extends only to the full width of Pit B and half the length of Pit D.

Published: 10/11/2024

[2]Frame Fr1 layout

Frame Fr1 layout is similar to Layout 4.3 but Pit A extends only to the full width of Pit D and half the width of Pit C.

Published: 10/11/2024

Update log
05/06/2023Frames Fr1, Fr2: material, truss, layout added; 1-8: turning added [Nick Green, from personal visit]
08/04/2023Chime barrel added [http://www.sacbr.org.uk/Towers/NortonInHales/NortonInHales.html]
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