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Bowers Gifford, Essex, S Margaret
Place Bowers Gifford
S Margaret
Lieutenancy area Essex
Country England
Historic county Essex
Dove tower ID 11961
Rings 3 (full-circle ring), tenor 9 cwt in B♭See below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference TQ755872
Latitude & longitude 51.55679, 0.53137View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode SS13 2EZ
Diocese Chelmsford
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Church heritage record 2399
Affiliation Essex Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 33 performances here, of which none were peals and none were in the last two years
Ring of 3, tenor 9 cwt in B♭
Bells 3 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 9 cwt (~1010 lb or ~460 kg) in B♭ (936.0 Hz)
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
15–1–181176.0D30.00″1911Mears & StainbankYFC
26½ cwt1018.0C33.00″c1410†Robert BurfordYFC
39 cwt936.0B♭37.00″c1380†William BurfordYFC
Source: D Sloman(WBF info); P Denton
Contributed by: David Sloman
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,31911Oak6.A3.3
Update log
27/06/2024Frame Fr1: truss added [Info (including photo) by Ryan Faulkner-Hatt via Instagram messenger]
26/06/2023Frame Fr1: (probably) date added, material amended [David Sloman]
17/06/2023Frame Fr1: layout amended [Information (YouTube clip) provided by Theo Johnson from personal visit]
17/06/2023Display bell has been stolen [Theo Johnson from local knowledge. Confirmed by David Sloman, DAC Bells Advisor, Chelmsford Diocese]
28/03/2023Display bell added (bell was previously at Bowers Gifford, S John – now demolished) [David Sloman]
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