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Ardingly, West Sussex, S Peter
Place Ardingly
S Peter
Lieutenancy area West Sussex
Country England
Historic county Sussex
Dove tower ID 11854
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 7–3–11 in B♭See below
Frames 3See below
Grid reference TQ339298
Latitude & longitude 51.05214, -0.09006View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode RH17 6UW
Diocese Chichester
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 3283
Affiliation Sussex County Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 48 performances here, of which 4 were peals and 7 were in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 7–3–11 in B♭
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 7–3–11 (879 lb or 399 kg) in B♭ (938.0 Hz)
Practices Fri (alternates with West Hoathly) 10:00
Overhauled
2010 by Whitechapel Bell Foundry
Tuned 2010
Peals View 15 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13–1–271572.8G25.00″1911John Warner & SonsY8FC
23–1–181404.2F25.00″1911John Warner & SonsY8FC
33–1–201253.2E♭26.75″1805Thomas Mears & SonY8FC
44–2–241175.8D28.75″c1375†William BurfordYMFC
56–0–71050.1C30.38″1629Bryan I EldridgeY8FC
67–3–11938.0B♭34.88″1719John WaylettY8FC
Source: Chichester Dio spsht; WBF info; David Sloman
Contributed by: Geoff Rix
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
1 [1]1,4Timber5.B, 5.L & 5.U3.1 ➔ 7.X
– 1.15,61766Timber6.D2.X2
– 1.22,31911TimberGeorge Day & Sons5.A2.X2
Notes

[1]Frame description

Frame Fr1 Resultant Layout is 8.3 but with only three pits across the middle rather than four. Frame Fr1.1 Layout is two pits end-to-end. Frame Fr1.2 Layout is two pits end-to-end.

The middle 3.1: This houses bells 1&4. These are composed of 3 types: 5.B, 5.L, and 5.U. There is however an issue with this tho! The most eastern truss is completely 5.B. Moving west, the next one is a combination of 5.B and 5.U, and then the remaining 2 are a combination of 5.B and 5.L. The only other issue is that this frame has been modified so that there is only half of each truss.

The Northern 2.X2: This houses bells 5&6. This is a lot simpler! It is only 6.D

The Southern 2.X2: This houses bells 2&3. It is made of 5.A.

[Description by Kye Leaver]

Published: 13/08/2023; updated: 28/10/2024

Update log
13/08/20231-6: canons, turning added. [Kye L Leaver, Michael R A Shaw, and Zach Johnson visit 14 Apr 2023]
27/04/2023Frames Fr1, Fr1.1, Fr1.2, Note added [Kye Leaver from personal visit. Additional information taken from Sussex B&B, Elphick]
06/01/20221-5: nominal added. [Nigel Taylor's personal tuning records via D Sloman]
17/11/2021PN amended [Ollie Watson via Dickon Love]
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