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Knighton, Leicestershire, S Mary Magd
Place Knighton
S Mary Magd
Unitary authority City of Leicester
Lieutenancy area Leicestershire
Country England
Historic county Leicestershire
Dove tower ID 11197
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 10–2–8 in GSee below
Other bellsSee below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference SK599012
Latitude & longitude 52.60553, -1.11598View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode LE2 3WB
Diocese Leicester
Church Church of England
Listed grade II by Historic England
Church heritage record 6488
Also Toilet
URL http://www.stmarysknighton.co.uk/bells
Affiliation Leicester Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 79 performances here, of which 15 were peals and 11 were in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 10–2–8 in G
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 10–2–8 (1184 lb or 537 kg) in G (764.0 Hz)
Practices Mon
Projects & overhauls
1978 by John Taylor & Co (major overhaul)
1762 by Joseph Eayre (ring created)
Ring installed
List all
Tuned 1978
Peals View 24 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–2–71546.0G26.00″1978John Taylor & Co (Bellfounders) LtdFFC
24–3–251433.0F♯27.00″1978John Taylor & Co (Bellfounders) LtdFFC
35–3–61278.0E29.63″1762Joseph EayreRFC
45–3–221144.0D31.25″1762Joseph EayreRFC
57–1–211020.0C33.25″1762Joseph EayreRFC
67–2–10951.0B34.00″1762Joseph EayreRFC
78–1–19849.0A36.75″1762Joseph EayreRFC
810–2–8764.0G39.50″1762Joseph EayreRFC
Source: A Higson; TimJ; D Kelly; D Sloman
Contributed by: Andrew Higson
Other bells
Bells Edit details
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Service13 cwt744.5F♯41.00″1627Hugh II WattsR
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
4ServiceTimber
11,2,3,4,5,6,7,81978Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co
Contributed by: David Sloman
Update log
05/02/2024Key amended to more accurately align with nominals.
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