Down Ampney, Gloucestershire, All Saints
Place | Down Ampney All Saints |
Lieutenancy area | Gloucestershire |
Country | England |
Historic county | Gloucestershire |
Dove tower ID | 11646 |
Rings | 5 (full-circle ring), tenor 9 cwt in A♭See below |
Frames | 1See below |
Grid reference | SU098965 |
Latitude & longitude | 51.66751, -1.85953View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers |
Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
Postcode | GL7 5BD |
Diocese | Gloucester |
Church | Church of England |
Listed grade | I by Historic England |
Church heritage record | 5740 |
URL | http://www.bagleybells.co.uk/towers/glos.htm#DOWN_AMPNE |
Affiliation | Gloucester and Bristol Diocesan Association |
Performances | Search for performances on BellBoard |
Ring of 5, tenor 9 cwt in A♭
Bells | 5 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
Tenor | 9 cwt (~1010 lb or ~460 kg) in A♭ (853.5 Hz) |
Peals | View 2 peals in the Felstead Database |
Also | Ground floor ringing chamber |
Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
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1 | 4 cwt | 1252.5 | E♭ | 27.00″ | 1709 | Abraham I Rudhall | R | N | FC | ||
2 | 4¾ cwt | 1135.0 | D♭ | 28.50″ | 1709 | Abraham I Rudhall | Y | N | FC | ||
3 | 5½ cwt | 1082.5 | C | 30.00″ | 1709 | Abraham I Rudhall | Y | N | FC | ||
4 | 6¾ cwt | 979.5 | B♭ | 33.00″ | 1899 | Thomas Blackbourn | Y | N | FC | ||
5 | 9 cwt | 853.5 | A♭ | 37.00″ | 1843 | Thomas II Mears | Y | N | FC |
Details of frame
Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1,2,3,4,5 | 1843 | Oak | Jacques family | 6.A & 6.I | 5.12 |
Update log
23/11/2023 | Fr1: material amended; truss, layout added [Tim Jackson, from personal visit. Additional information from CB Gloucestershire, Bliss & Sharpe via Frames backlog] |
27/09/2021 | 1-5: nominal added, note amended; 1-5: diameter added [Tim Jackson (visit 29/9/21) Recorded and analysed by Nick Bowden] |
27/09/2021 | Restored to a ringable condition by Dave Matthews and Simon Webb [Tim Jackson] |