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Wimborne Minster, Dorset, S Cuthberga
Place Wimborne Minster
S Cuthberga
Unitary authority Dorset
Lieutenancy area Dorset
Country England
Historic county Dorset
Dove tower ID 11816
Rings 12 (full-circle ring), tenor 29–2–20 in DSee below
Other bellsSee below
Frames 3See below
Grid reference SZ009999
Latitude & longitude 50.79895, -1.98853View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode BH21 1LB
Diocese Salisbury
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 12333
Also Toilet
URLs https://wimborneminsterbellringers.wordpress.com
http://www.sdgr.org.uk/branches/east-dorset/tower-262
Affiliation Salisbury Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 560 performances here, of which 145 were peals and 109 were in the last two years
Ring of 12, tenor 29–2–20 in D
Bells 12 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 29–2–20 (3324 lb or 1508 kg) in D (580.0 Hz)
Extra bells 2♯
All rings
1229–2–20 in D12 as tenor
88–1–19 in A8 as tenor, using 2♯
Practices Tue
Projects & overhauls
2012 by Whites of Appleton (major overhaul)
Augmented to 12, 2# added (new WBF bells); frame extended; www.wmscbr.org/wmscbr/TheNewBellsPage/TheNewBellsPage
2006 by Whites of Appleton (major overhaul)
1911 by Gillett & Johnston (ring created)
Ring installed
List all
Peals View 189 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–2–261738.0A25.00″2012Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
24–3–231548.0G26.00″2012Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
34–3–11452.0F♯26.44″1911Gillett & JohnstonF4FC
44–3–81307.0E27.63″1911Gillett & JohnstonF4FC
54–3–121160.0D29.00″1911Gillett & JohnstonF4FC
65–0–61088.0C♯29.50″1911Gillett & JohnstonF4FC
77–0–2968.0B33.00″1911Gillett & JohnstonF4FC
88–1–19869.0A35.94″1911Gillett & JohnstonF4FC
911–2–16774.0G40.13″1911Gillett & JohnstonF4FC
1015–0–14726.0F♯43.50″1911Gillett & JohnstonF4FC
1120–0–15653.0E48.13″1911Gillett & JohnstonF4FC
1229–2–20580.0D54.00″1911Gillett & JohnstonF4FC
2♯4–3–201626.4G♯25.50″2012Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
Source: CJND(Dorset, p776); CJP; David Warwick(WBF data)
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Other bells
Bells Edit details
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Quarter 10–2–20D14.50″1977Whitechapel Bell FoundryFND
Quarter 21¼ cwt1727.0A17.13″1911Gillett & JohnstonFND
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
9Quarter 1, Quarter 2Steel8.1.A
1 [1]1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 2#1911Cast ironGillett & Johnston8.3.C.e9.X ➔ 13.X
– 1.1 [2]2, 3, 4, 52012Cast ironWhites of Appleton8.3.A.h4.1
Frame modifications:
Frame 1: 2012 by Whites of Appleton (major overhaul)
Layout modifed from 10.X which was 8.3 with additional pits between A and B, and F and E, leaving a gap between the two and pits C and G. Modified to 9 non-standard.
Notes

[1]Fr1 layout

Fr1 Layout is a 9 pit non-standard layout: North side: 1,12 hang side-by-side swinging E-W. West side: 9,10,11 hang end-to-end swinging N-S. South side: 6,7,8 hang in a Layout 3.3 configuration, 6 swinging N-S, 7,8 swinging E-W. North-East corner: 2# swinging N-S. Fr1 Resultant Layout: East side: Bells 2-5 hang side-by-side in Fr1A swinging E-W.

Published: 23/12/2023; updated: 23/12/2023

[2]Independent frames

Frames 1 and 1.1 are independent.

Published: 30/12/2022; updated: 07/01/2024

Update log
02/06/2024Q1,Q2: turning, hanging added [Kye L Leaver - ROCK, Hugh (2008): Church Clocks p.55]
23/12/2023Fr1: non-standard layout described [Jack Pease visit]
03/08/2023URL added [David Warwick (Tower Captain) #005431]
30/12/2022Convert 1A and 1B to 1 and 1.1 as, whilst independent frames, they are the same collection and logically connected. Modification description and Fr1 layout amended.
13/11/2022Fr1 renamed Fr1A; Fr8 renamed Fr9; Fr1B added; Fr1A mods added [Jack Pease from personal visit and citing RW 1911/221; 1968/339; 2012/1301-1305]
08/01/20222#: nominal added (but being queried) [Nigel Taylor's personal tuning records via D Sloman]
12/02/20211-12,2#: turning added [Harry Blamire steeple-keeper via James Hedgcock]
07/02/2021Q2: nominal added [Alan Buswell, from G&J tuning records]
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