Blithfield, Staffordshire, S Leonard
| Place | Blithfield S Leonard |
| Lieutenancy area | Staffordshire |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Staffordshire |
| Dove tower ID | 11456 |
| Rings | 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 8–2–22 in ASee below |
| Frames | 1See below |
| Grid reference | SK044239 |
| Latitude & longitude | 52.81344, -1.93607View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | A suggested satnav destination for this tower is at 52.81760, -1.94246 View on Google MapEdit details |
| Postcode | WS15 3NL |
| Diocese | Lichfield |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 6837 |
| Affiliation | Lichfield and Walsall Archdeaconries Society |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise As of last night, BellBoard listed 34 performances here, of which 26 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. |
| Biographies | View the biographies of ringers at this tower on the Central Council Ringing History Hub |
Ring of 6, tenor 8–2–22 in A
| Bells | 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 8–2–22 (974 lb or 442 kg) in A (869.0 Hz) |
| Projects & overhauls | 1952 by John Taylor & Co (major overhaul) |
| Tuned | 1952 |
| Peals | View 92 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Also | Ground floor ringing chamber |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3–1–20 | 1460.0 | F♯ | 25.25″ | 1887 | Llewellins & James | R | FC | |||
| 2 | 4–1–22 | 1301.0 | E | 27.25″ | 1878 | John Taylor & Co | R | FC | |||
| 3 | 4–2–11 | 1159.0 | D | 29.50″ | 1878 | John Taylor & Co | R | FC | |||
| 4 | 5–0–18 | 1093.0 | C♯ | 29.50″ | c1500† | John Seliok | Y | FC | |||
| 5 | 7–0–6 | 973.0 | B | 33.75″ | c1500† | John Seliok | Y | FC | |||
| 6 | 8–2–22 | 869.0 | A | 36.25″ | c1530† | Thomas Bett | Y | FC |
Details of frame
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 | 1952 | Cast iron | John Taylor & Co | 8.3.A.h | 6.1 |
Update log
Last updated: 13/07/2013