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Sherington, Buckinghamshire, S Laud
Place Sherington
S Laud
Unitary authority City of Milton Keynes
Lieutenancy area Buckinghamshire
Country England
Historic county Buckinghamshire
Dove tower ID 11143
Rings 5 (full-circle ring), tenor 12 cwt in GSee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference SP890467
Latitude & longitude 52.11229, -0.70142View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode MK16 9PN
Diocese Oxford
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 9995
Affiliation Oxford Diocesan Guild
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As of last night, BellBoard listed 8 performances here, of which 3 were peals and none were in the last two years
Ring of 5, tenor 12 cwt in G
Bells 5 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 12 cwt (~1300 lb or ~600 kg) in G (771.0 Hz)
Practices Thu
Projects & overhauls
1901 by Webb and Bennett (major overhaul)
Bells were rehung
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Peals View 3 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
15¼ cwt1164.5D30.00″1773Pack & ChapmanY4FC
26 cwt1040.5C32.00″1591†William WattsR4FC
36¾ cwt972.5B33.50″1672Henry I BagleyR4FC
49¼ cwt871.0A35.75″1591†William WattsR4FC
512 cwt771.0G39.75″1591†William WattsR4FC
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
1 [1]1, 2, 3, 4, 5Timber5, 6.A & 6.B5.3
Notes

[1]Frame Fr1 trusses

Frame Fr1 has mixed type 5 trusses as follows: 5.L but with a jack brace to the head from one brace; 5.L but with a jack brace to the head from both braces; 5.L but with jack braces to the head and to the sill from one brace; 5.Y but with braces from both end posts to the head

Published: 05/02/2023; updated: 08/10/2024

Update log
05/02/2023Overhaul added; Frame Fr1: trusses added; 1-5: canons, turning added [Bucks B&B, Smith via Tim Jackson]
30/01/20232-5: canons added [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bLEiYAkQpE and Buckinghamshire Bells and Belfries by Matthew Smith via Adam McCurdy #004515]
28/12/20191-5: nominal added [Bill Hibbert via e-mail]
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