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Wem, Shropshire, S Peter & S Paul
Place Wem
S Peter & S Paul
Unitary authority Shropshire
Lieutenancy area Shropshire
Country England
Historic county Shropshire
Dove tower ID 11491
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 13–2–24 in FSee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference SJ512288
Latitude & longitude 52.85501, -2.72587View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode SY4 5DP
Diocese Lichfield
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Church heritage record 7288
Also Toilet
URL http://www.sacbr.org.uk/Towers/Wem/Wem.html
Affiliation Shropshire Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 96 performances here, of which 15 were peals and 9 were in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 13–2–24 in F
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 13–2–24 (1536 lb or 697 kg) in F (704.5 Hz)
Practices Fri (1st, 3rd)
Projects & overhauls
2014 by John Taylor & Co
(Twice) cracked tenor replaced with modern bell similar wt
1967 by John Taylor & Co (major overhaul)
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Peals View 46 peals in the Felstead Database
Additional information PN shared: Clive (2,4,5); Wem (1,3)
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–2–81404.0F27.63″1897Mears & StainbankRYFC
25–0–51327.0E28.63″1897Mears & StainbankRYFC
36–1–141181.0D30.88″1768Thomas RudhallRYFC
46–2–41052.0C32.50″1768Thomas RudhallRYFC
57–0–27938.0B♭34.50″1768Thomas RudhallRYFC
68–0–15885.0A35.75″1768Thomas RudhallRYFC
79–3–26790.0G39.00″1771Thomas RudhallRYFC
813–2–24704.5F42.50″2000John Taylor Bellfounders LtdFNFC
Source: GAD; A Higson; S Austin; D Kelly; M Chester; JCB
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,6,7,81967Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.A.h8.3
Update log
30/12/2023Fr1: material amended [Andrew Higson via Frame Backlog]
18/12/2020Access to toilet now available from church hall. [Gareth Jones via FB Messenger]
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