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Hungerford, Berkshire, S Lawrence
Place Hungerford
S Lawrence
Unitary authority West Berkshire
Lieutenancy area Berkshire
Country England
Historic county Berkshire
Dove tower ID 11892
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 12–1–8 in GSee below
Other bellsSee below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference SU334687
Latitude & longitude 51.41640, -1.52110View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode RG17 0JB
Diocese Oxford
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Church heritage record 9660
Also Toilet
URL https://newbury.odg.org.uk/towers/hungerford/
Affiliation Oxford Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 542 performances here, of which 141 were peals and 33 were in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 12–1–8 in G
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 12–1–8 (1380 lb or 626 kg) in G (787.5 Hz)
Practices Wed
Overhauled
1978 by Whitechapel Bell Foundry
Tuned 1978
Peals View 411 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13–3–01579.0G24.75″1978Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
23–3–241487.5F♯25.50″1978Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
34–0–121320.2E26.75″1978Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
45–0–121180.0D28.75″1978Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
56–0–241051.0C31.00″1978Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
66–3–24991.5B32.00″1978Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
79–0–12877.5A36.00″1978Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
812–1–8787.5G40.00″1978Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
Source: Twr website; RW1978/576; C Turner; TimJ(N Taylor)
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Other bells
Bells Edit details
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Sanctus1–3–81762.0A20.00″1978Whitechapel Bell FoundryF
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
2Sanctus
11,2,3,4,5,6,7,81927Cast ironMears & Stainbank
Contributed by: David Sloman
Update log
09/02/2025ODG Newbury Branch URL amended [Nick Annetts, ODG Newbury Branch Web Master]
10/07/20211-8: turning added [Visit via James Hedgcock]
10/07/2021URL amended [Tim Jackson]
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