Wing, Buckinghamshire, All Saints
| Place | Wing All Saints |
| Unitary authority | Buckinghamshire |
| Lieutenancy area | Buckinghamshire |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Buckinghamshire |
| Dove tower ID | 11224 |
| Rings | 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 28 cwt in DSee below 1 (other bells)See below |
| Frames | 2See below |
| Grid reference | SP880225 |
| Latitude & longitude | 51.89475, -0.72236View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | A suggested satnav destination for this tower is at 51.89463, -0.72105 View on Google MapEdit details |
| Postcode | LU7 0NX |
| Diocese | Oxford |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 9975 |
| URL | http://cbucks.odg.org.uk/wordpress/towers/6-bells/wing/ |
| Affiliation | Oxford Diocesan Guild |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise As of last night, BellBoard listed 41 performances here, of which 11 were peals and none were in the last two years |
| Peal boards | No peal boards have been uploaded to BellBoard yet The Central Council is collecting photographs of all peal boards, and curating and uploading them to BellBoard. This includes material from earlier systems found here. |
Ring of 6, tenor 28 cwt in D
| Bells | 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 28 cwt (~3140 lb or ~1420 kg) in D (611.5 Hz) |
| Practices | Fri |
| Projects & overhauls | 1992 by Whitechapel Bell Foundry (major overhaul) rehung (including sanctus bell) with new fittings (front four wheels retained) in existing frame 1888 by Whites of Appleton (major overhaul) rehung with new fittings in existing frame |
| Peals | View 21 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Additional information | Anticlockwise |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7¼ cwt | 1000.0 | B | 33.88″ | 1654 | Ellis & Francis Knight | Y | M | FC | ||
| 2 | 8¾ cwt | 902.0 | A | 36.50″ | 1640 | Ellis I Knight | Y | M | FC | ||
| 3 | 10 cwt | 801.0 | G | 38.88″ | 1638 | Ellis I Knight | Y | M | FC | ||
| 4 | 14 cwt | 745.0 | F♯ | 42.00″ | 1638 | Ellis I Knight | Y | M | FC | ||
| 5 | 19¼ cwt | 683.5 | E | 46.25″ | 1842 | W & J Taylor | R | M | FC | ||
| 6 | <29–0–9 | 611.5 | D | 53.75″ | 1863 | John Warner & Sons | R | M | FC |
Other bells
| Bells | 1 (other bells)Edit details |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanctus | 1 cwt | C | 16.00″ | c1699 | Unidentified (blank) | Y | 4 | S |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Sanctus | Timber | 2.A | 1 | ||||
| 1 [1] [2] | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 | c1641 | Timber | William Chapman | 5 & 6.D | 6.X |
Notes
[1]Frame Fr1 truss
Frame Fr1 non-standard truss (Truss Type 5) is Truss Type 6.D plus king-post.
Published: 22/08/2024; updated: 15/05/2025
[2]Frame Fr1 layout
Frame Fr1 layout is similar to Layout 5.3 but with Pits C and D at right-angles and with an additional pit next to them.
Published: 30/12/2022; updated: 15/05/2025
Update log
| 02/12/2022 | 1888 overhaul added; 1954, 1992 overhaul descriptions added; Frame Fr1: maker, truss, layout added; Frame Fr9 added; Sanctus added; 6: weight amended; 1-6: turning added [Bucks BB, Matthew Smith. Citing “The Builder”, 17/Dec/1864, p922 (courtesy of Chris Pickford), for weight of #6, i.e. the bell weighed 29.0.09 prior to canon removal] |
| 11/10/2021 | Tuning year deleted - bells were not tuned in 1992 [Nigel Taylor] |
| 07/02/2020 | URL replaced: odg.org.uk/history/centralbucks/wing.html [- not working TimJ (#264) via URLbad] |