Church Stowe, Northamptonshire, S Michael
Place | Church Stowe S Michael or Stowe Nine Churches |
Unitary authority | West Northamptonshire |
Lieutenancy area | Northamptonshire |
Country | England |
Historic county | Northamptonshire |
Dove tower ID | 11136 |
Rings | 5 (full-circle ring), tenor 13–3–12 in GSee below 1 (other bells)See below |
Frames | 3See below |
Grid reference | SP638576 |
Latitude & longitude | 52.21366, -1.06642View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers |
Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
Postcode | NN7 4SG |
Diocese | Peterborough |
Church | Church of England |
Listed grade | I by Historic England |
Church heritage record | 10176 |
Affiliation | Peterborough Diocesan Guild |
Performances | Search for performances on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard listed 4 performances here, of which none were peals and 2 were in the last two years |
Ring of 5, tenor 13–3–12 in G
Bells | 5 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
Tenor | 13–3–12 (1552 lb or 704 kg) in G (771.3 Hz) |
Overhauled | 2021 by John Taylor & Co Replace 2; augment to 5 (with s/h Warner); new fittings 1925 by (unidentified) |
Peals | No peals listed in the Felstead Database |
Also | Ground floor ringing chamber |
Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4–2–1 | 1166.6 | D | 29.10″ | 1891 | John Warner & Sons | F | Y | FC | ||
2 | 4–3–26 | 1048.4 | C | 30.71″ | 1725 | Thomas Russell | Y | Y | FC | ||
3 | 6–2–13 | 977.9 | B | 32.00″ | 2020 | John Taylor & Co | Y | N | FC | ||
4 | 8–1–2 | 876.6 | A | 35.90″ | 1607 | Newcombe (generic) | Y | Y | FC | ||
5 | 13–3–12 | 771.3 | G | 41.25″ | c1390† | William Rufford | Y | Y | FC |
Other bells
Bells | 1 (other bells)Edit details |
Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Service [1] | 7–2–7 | 931.0 | B♭ | 33.88″ | 1590† | Newcombe & Watts | Y | Y | D |
Details of frames
Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 3 | 2020 | Steel | John Taylor & Co | ||||
2 | 1,2,4,5 | 1925 | Timber | Webb and Bennett | 6.A | 4.3 | ||
1 | Service | 2020 | Steel | John Taylor & Co | 8.1.A |
Notes
[1]Bell hanging
Service bell is hung from underside of steel strengthening for timber frame
Published: 29/12/2023
Update log
29/12/2023 | Fr3: date, material, maker, truss added; Service: note added; Frames renumbered Fr1 to Fr2, Fr2 to Fr3, Fr3 to Fr1 [Paul Mason] |
13/03/2023 | Ringing is now permitted. Dedication service took place 12/Feb/2023 [Geoff Pullin, Daventry Branch.] |
11/04/2021 | Taylor's part of project completed but ringing remains suspended until the remaining work on the tower by other contractors is completed [David Potter, JT&Co] |
19/02/2021 | 1-5: nominal amended [JTc via Paul Mason] |
02/12/2020 | Remodelled as ring of 5, tenor 13-3-12, former 2 (of 4) hung dead as service bell [Paul Mason, JT&Co via Email] |
02/12/2020 | fr2: details added [D Paul Mason via e-mail] |
01/12/2020 | 2,4,5: wt,nominal,diam,turning amended; [D Paul Mason via 00014145] |
01/12/2020 | Svc: wt,frameid amended,turning added; hung under fr1 [D Paul Mason via 00014145] |
01/12/2020 | 1,3,4 >> 2,4,5; 1,3: details added [D Paul Mason via 00014145] |
09/02/2020 | Nu1,Nu3: added; Ex2: to become Svc [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
08/02/2020 | Restoration / augmentation (to 5) work now in progress [TimJ (#264 info D Potter) via e-mail] |