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Waverton, Cheshire, S Peter
PlaceWaverton
S Peter
Unitary authorityCheshire West and Chester
Lieutenancy areaCheshire
CountryEngland
Historic countyCheshire
Dove tower ID11751
Rings8 (full-circle ring), tenor 8–0–10 in GSee below
Frames2See below
Grid referenceSJ461633
Latitude & longitude53.16446, -2.80662View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & longNo optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
PostcodeCH3 7RA
DioceseChester
Church groupChurch of England
Listed gradeII* by Historic England
Church heritage record2892
AlsoToilet
URLhttps://www.chesterdg.org.uk/individual-towers/waverton-st_peter
AffiliationChester Diocesan Guild
PerformancesSearch for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 105 performances here, of which 31 were peals and 6 were in the last two years
Peal boardsNo 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.
Ring of 8, tenor 8–0–10 in G
Bells8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor8–0–10 (906 lb or 411 kg) in G (782.0 Hz)
PracticesFri
Projects & overhauls
2008 by John Taylor & Co (major overhaul)
Augmented from 6 bells
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PealsView 31 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
12–3–191566.0G23.38″2008Taylors, Eayre & SmithFNFC
23–1–141479.0F♯24.50″2008Taylors, Eayre & SmithFNFC
33–2–191308.0E26.00″1908John Taylor & CoFFC
44–0–231170.0D28.06″1908John Taylor & CoFFC
54–3–161042.0C30.25″1615†George LeeRFC
65–3–0983.0B32.25″1615†George LeeRFC
76–2–11872.0A34.50″1615†George LeeRFC
88–0–10782.0G37.00″1615†George LeeRFC
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 61908Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.A.h6.1 ➔ 8.3
– 1.17, 82008Cast iron & steelTaylors, Eayre & Smith8.2.A.b2.X2
Update log
26/12/2025Chester DG URL added [Harold Cataquet, Chester DG web master]
20/07/2025Toilet added [Nick Thomson via #008935]
21/11/2024Frame Fr1: resultant layout added; frame Fr2 renumbered Fr1.1; frame Fr1.1: layout added; 1,2: frame number added [Chris Pickford from personal visit]
11/11/2024Frame Fr1: truss, layout added; frame Fr2 added; 6: weight amended; 3: nominal amended; 4: diameter amended; 1-2: turning added [Taylor records 1908 and 2008, and CJP visit 5 Nov 2024 via Chris Pickford #007686]
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