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Calne, Wiltshire, S Mary V
Place Calne
S Mary V
Unitary authority Wiltshire
Lieutenancy area Wiltshire
Country England
Historic county Wiltshire
Dove tower ID 11261
Rings 10 (full-circle ring), tenor 23–2–19 in DSee below
Other bellsSee below
Frames 3See below
Grid reference ST999709
Latitude & longitude 51.43731, -2.00274View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode SN11 0HY
Diocese Salisbury
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 12478
URLs http://calnestmarybells.chessck.co.uk/
https://sdgr.org.uk/calne/
https://www.facebook.com/CalneStMaryBellProject
Affiliation Salisbury Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 100 performances here, of which 4 were peals and 14 were in the last two years
Ring of 10, tenor 23–2–19 in D
Bells 10 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 23–2–19 (2651 lb or 1202 kg) in D (590.0 Hz)
All rings
1023–2–19 in D10 as tenor
67–1–2 in A6 as tenor
Practices Fri
Overhauled
2023 by Whites of Appleton
Ring augmented to 10 using two newly cast Westley bells. Bells rehung in a new cast iron frame lower in the tower. See https://www.facebook.com/CalneStMaryBellProject. In addition, bells 3 to 9 were tuned
1907
Tuned 2023
Peals View 20 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–3–201478.3F♯26.56″2022Westley GroupFNFC
24–3–211322.3E27.63″2022Westley GroupFNFC
35–2–91182.8D28.94″1707Abraham I RudhallYMFC
45–2–61101.1C♯30.31″1796John RudhallRMFC
56–1–8984.9B32.56″1928Mears & StainbankF8FC
67–1–2881.5A34.31″1899Mears & StainbankR8FC
79–1–18789.4G37.94″1707Abraham I RudhallRMFC
810–2–5736.2F♯40.25″1848Charles & George MearsRMFC
913–0–13658.9E43.38″1786Robert II WellsRMFC
1023–2–19590.0D51.25″1989Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
Source: GAD; CBC; W Hibbert; M Wilby; A Bull(CJND); JCB
Contributed by: George Dawson
Other bells
Bells Edit details
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Disused6 cwtB32.38″1658†William III PurdueRU
Sanctus2 cwt1712.0A20.00″c1499†Bristol foundryYNS
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
9Sanctus2023TimberWhites of Appleton2.A1
21907OakWhites of Appleton6.A8.3
11,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,102023Cast ironWhites of Appleton8.3.A.h10.X7
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Update log
07/10/2023Sanctus,Disused: weight added [Chris Pickford #005712]
02/10/2023Disused: note, diameter, canons added [C Dalton notes via Chris Pickford #005679]
15/09/2023Overhaul description amended [Andrew Woolley, tower captain]
11/05/2023Project completed; URL added; 3-9: turning added; 7: welded; frame Fr9 added; Sanctus: nominal, note, diameter, turning, hanging, frame number added [Andrew Woolley, tower captain]
21/04/2023Rehung, tuned and augmented to ten in new cast iron frame lower in tower (old frame still in situ). Bells not yet ringable. 1 & 2 added; 3-9: weight amended; 3-10: nominal amended; 3-9: diameter amended; 4,6,8,9, sanctus: canons amended; 1,2,10: turning added. Fr1 added [Whites of Appleton via #004922]
06/12/2022Frame Fr1: Maker, Truss and layout added [Andrew Woolley, tower captain. via FBL]
21/10/2022URL added to project description [Andrew Woolley, tower captain]
12/10/2022Project under way [Andrew Woolley, tower captain]
30/06/2022New project added [Andrew Woolley, tower captain]
28/05/2021URL amended [Andrew Woolley Tower Captain via Email]
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