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Winchester, Hampshire, S John Bapt
Place Winchester
S John Bapt
Shown in county lists as Winchester, S John Bapt
Lieutenancy area Hampshire
Country England
Historic county Hampshire
Dove tower ID 11985
Rings 5 U/R (full-circle ring), tenor 16 cwt in F♯See below
Other bellsSee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference SU486294
Latitude & longitude 51.06226, -1.30653View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode SO23 0EL
Diocese Winchester
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 14367
Affiliation Winchester and Portsmouth Diocesan Guild
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Ring of 5, tenor 16 cwt in F♯
Bells 5 U/R (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 16 cwt (~1790 lb or ~810 kg) in F♯ (725.0 Hz)
Peals No peals listed in the Felstead Database
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
Additional information One bell (or more) cracked or broken
Unringable
Ropes fall in a straight line: 1-4
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
1C♯30.13″1574†John ColeYNFC
2939.5B32.75″c1460†Johanna SturdyYNFC
3893.5A♯35.25″1606†Robert BeconsallYNFC
4808.0G♯39.50″1606†Robert BeconsallYNFC
516 cwt725.0F♯43.13″1654Henry II KnightYNFC
Source: Colchester(Hants); CBC; Dove tenor wt; TimJ; J Arthur
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Other bells
Bells Edit details
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Sanctusc1400†Wokingham foundry
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5Oak5.A~ 5.3
Contributed by: John Arthur
Update log
25/03/20243-4: founder amended [Kye Leaver visited: 14/03/2024 (citing the Churchwardens accounts at the Hampshire Record Office)]
10/01/20215: identity of founder discovered in churchwarden accounts [Christopher Dalton, RW 1978 p818]
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