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Sonning, Berkshire, S Andrew
Place Sonning
S Andrew
Unitary authority Wokingham
Lieutenancy area Berkshire
Country England
Historic county Berkshire
Dove tower ID 11124
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 20–1–4 in DSee below
Other bellsSee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference SU755755
Latitude & longitude 51.47411, -0.91333View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode RG4 6UP
Diocese Oxford
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Church heritage record 9723
Also Toilet
URL http://sonningbellringers.wixsite.com/tower-bells-sonning
Affiliation Oxford Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 1032 performances here, of which 43 were peals and 14 were in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 20–1–4 in D
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 20–1–4 (2272 lb or 1031 kg) in D (597.5 Hz)
Practices Thu
Overhauled
2018 by John Taylor & Co
4,6: c/s stumps out; 1-8: clappers restored;
Tuned 1912
Peals View 54 peals in the Felstead Database
Additional information ART Teaching Centre: Loddon
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
15–1–131196.5D29.00″1912John Taylor & CoFFC
25–2–71123.5C♯30.13″1912John Taylor & CoFFC
36–2–271001.0B32.63″1912John Taylor & CoFFC
48–0–23896.0A36.00″1759Lester & PackRFC
57–3–9797.0G36.50″1640†Ellis I KnightRFC
610–2–12750.0F♯40.00″1640†Ellis I KnightRFC
713–2–26670.5E45.00″1640†Ellis I KnightRFC
820–1–4597.5D50.25″1641†Ellis I KnightRFC
Source: M Smith; CBC; D Sloman; M Chester(JT); TimJ(REMRKS250)
Contributed by: Martin Smith
Other bells
Bells Edit details
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Clock1332.5E23.00″c1280†(unidentified)YND
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,6,7,81912Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.A.h8.3
Contributed by: Mike Chester
Update log
07/09/2024Clock: nominal, turning, hanging added; note amended [Bill Hibbert, recorded 07/09/2024 via #007444]
13/11/20233: weight amended [JT&Co records 1912 via Chris Pickford #005905]
14/02/2020www.sonningparish.org.uk/bellringers.php replaced [TimJ(#265) via URLbad]
04/11/20191-8: partials added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
28/10/2019Tenor note and ring key not Eb (nominal: D+30c) [TimJ(REMRKS250) via e-mail]
28/10/20191-8: nominal added,note amended [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
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