Bettisfield, Wrexham, Wales, S John Bapt
Place | Bettisfield S John Bapt |
Principal area | Wrexham |
Country | Wales |
Historic county | Flintshire |
Dove tower ID | 11227 |
Rings | 3 (full-circle ring), tenor 5–1–7 in D♭See below |
Frames | 2See below |
Grid reference | SJ461360 |
Latitude & longitude | 52.91886, -2.80255View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers |
Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
Postcode | SY13 2LB |
Diocese | St Asaph |
Church | Church in Wales |
Listed grade | II* by Cadw |
Also | Toilet |
URL | https://www.nwacbr.wales/branches/north-east-wales-branch#h.w7udyjozychz |
Affiliation | North Wales Association |
Performances | Search for performances on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard listed no performances here |
Ring of 3, tenor 5–1–7 in D♭
Bells | 3 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
Tenor | 5–1–7 (595 lb or 270 kg) in D♭ (1118.0 Hz) |
Practices | Thu 18:30 |
Overhauled | 1999 by John Taylor & Co |
Projects & events | 2List |
Also | Ground floor ringing chamber |
Additional information | Tenor retuned in 1999, others unaltered |
Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4–1–13 | 1424.0 | F | 25.50″ | 1873 | John Taylor & Co | F | FC | |||
2 | 4–1–7 | 1263.0 | E♭ | 27.50″ | 1873 | John Taylor & Co | F | FC | |||
3 | 5–1–7 | 1118.0 | D♭ | 30.25″ | 1873 | John Taylor & Co | F | FC |
Details of frames
Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 1,2 | 1873 | Oak | John Taylor & Co | ||||
1 | 3 | 1873 | Oak | John Taylor & Co |
Update log
15/12/2023 | 1-3: nominal added, note amended; tuning added [JT records 1999 via Chris Pickford #006045] |
10/07/2023 | Project completed [David Potter] |
15/05/2022 | Toilet added [Geoff Horritt from recent visit] |
30/06/2021 | Future project added [Taylors website; confirmed by David Potter.] |
14/09/2020 | 1,2: diam added; fr1,fr2: date,maker confirmed,material added [John Baldwin via database] |
19/05/2020 | Ringing suspension (ex frame problems) lifted [Jeremy Bartley, Tower Captain via e-mail] |
06/03/2020 | Ringing currently suspended 'due to frame issues' [TimJ (#268 quoting tower captain per A Aspland) via e-mail] |