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Hitchin, Hertfordshire, S Mary
Place Hitchin
S Mary
Lieutenancy area Hertfordshire
Country England
Historic county Hertfordshire
Dove tower ID 11700
Rings 12 (full-circle ring), tenor 19–2–23 in ESee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference TL184291
Latitude & longitude 51.94795, -0.27761View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode SG5 1HR
Diocese St Albans
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 11298
URL https://www.hcacr.org/tower-11700
Affiliation Hertford County Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 177 performances here, of which 62 were peals and 18 were in the last two years
Ring of 12, tenor 19–2–23 in E
Bells 12 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 19–2–23 (2207 lb or 1001 kg) in E (650.0 Hz)
Extra bells 2♯
All rings
1219–2–23 in E12 as tenor
87–2–14 in B8 as tenor, using 2♯
Practices Mon
Overhauled
2013 by Whites of Appleton
Augmented to 12+2# (former 9th as new tenor); new frame
Projects & events 2List
Tuned 2013
Peals View 135 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–2–231955.1B24.75″2012Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
25–0–31742.0A26.00″2012Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
35–0–61634.4G♯26.50″2012Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
45–2–51458.8F♯27.75″2012Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
55–3–151302.0E29.31″1984EijsboutsFNFC
66–2–21221.7D♯30.88″1984EijsboutsFNFC
76–2–271089.1C♯31.38″1939John Taylor & CoFNFC
87–2–14972.5B34.00″1762Joseph EayreR8FC
99–0–10867.4A36.25″1762Joseph EayreR8FC
109–0–13814.3G♯38.38″1762Joseph EayreR8FC
1113–0–18727.5F♯42.88″1762Joseph EayreR8FC
1219–2–23650.0E47.75″2023John Taylor & CoFNFC
2♯4–2–271837.7A♯25.25″2012Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
Source: HCA; J Hedgcock(Dodds,Herts); A Higson; M Walker(WoA); Mark Walker (WofA/WBF data)
Contributed by: Ian Cresshull
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,2#2013SteelWhites of Appleton8.3.A.h13
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Update log
30/01/2025HCACR URL amended [Lucas Williams, HCACR Web Master]
04/10/2023Project description amended [Tim Jackson]
27/06/2023Project description amended [Tim Jackson]
15/05/2023Tenor recast. [Mark Walker, Whites of Appleton]
27/01/2023Tenor to be recast [David Potter via #004494]
29/12/2022Fr1: trusses, layout added [Photographs via Dickon R Love]
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