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Meriden, West Midlands, S Laurence
Place Meriden
S Laurence
Metropolitan borough Solihull
Lieutenancy area West Midlands
Country England
Historic county Warwickshire
Dove tower ID 11287
Rings 5 (full-circle ring), tenor 7 cwt in BSee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference SP252816
Latitude & longitude 52.43233, -1.63054View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode CV7 7HX
Diocese Coventry
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 3699
Also Toilet
URL http://warksbells.co.uk/meriden/
Affiliation Coventry Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 11 performances here, of which none were peals and 2 were in the last two years
Ring of 5, tenor 7 cwt in B
Bells 5 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 7 cwt (~780 lb or ~360 kg) in B (954.0 Hz)
Overhauled
1897 by George Day & Sons
Peals View 4 peals in the Felstead Database
Additional information One bell (or more) cracked or broken
Only limited ringing allowed
Anticlockwise
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13 cwt1497.5F♯25.18″1740†William BrookeYNFC
24½ cwt1318.5E27.63″1740†William BrookeYNFC
34¾ cwt1236.5D♯28.50″1740†William BrookeY4FC
45¾ cwt1079.5C♯31.00″1897John Warner & SonsDNFC
57 cwt954.0B33.00″c1400†(unidentified)Y4FC
Source: Mike Chester(T & Walters; CJP); CBC(CJP); CJP
Contributed by: Mike Chester
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5c1699Oak6.A5.12 R
Update log
21/03/2022Fr1: layout added (provisional scheme)
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