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Dinton, Wiltshire, S Mary
PlaceDinton
S Mary
Unitary authorityWiltshire
Lieutenancy areaWiltshire
CountryEngland
Historic countyWiltshire
Dove tower ID12017
Rings6 (full-circle ring), tenor 16 cwt in FSee below
Frames1See below
Grid referenceSU009316
Latitude & longitude51.08436, -1.98808View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & longNo optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
PostcodeSP3 5HH
DioceseSalisbury
Church groupChurch of England
Listed gradeI by Historic England
Church heritage record12390
URLhttp://www.sdgr.org.uk/branches/salisbury/tower-73
AffiliationSalisbury Diocesan Guild
PerformancesSearch for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 23 performances here, of which 2 were peals and 1 was in the last two years
Peal boardsNo peal boards have been uploaded to BellBoard yet
The Central Council is collecting photographs of all peal boards, and curating and uploading them to BellBoard. This includes material from earlier systems found here.
Ring of 6, tenor 16 cwt in F
Bells6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor16 cwt (~1800 lb or ~800 kg) in F (701.5 Hz)
Projects & overhauls
1936 by Mears & Stainbank (major overhaul)
Two bells recast; bells rehung on mostly new fittings; frame rebuilt
1876 by John Warner & Sons (major overhaul)
Bells rehung with all new fittings in a new timber frame
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PealsView 5 peals in the Felstead Database
AlsoGround floor ringing chamber
Additional informationRung from chancel crossing
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
15½ cwt1179.5D30.75″1666†Francis FosterRFC
25¼ cwt1036.5C30.63″1660? William III Purdue and W&T CoveyRFC
36–0–1934.0B♭32.00″1936Mears & StainbankFFC
48–0–6874.5A34.88″1935Mears & StainbankFFC
512 cwt786.5G39.88″1661William III PurdueRFC
616 cwt701.5F43.50″c1400†Salisbury foundryRFC
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 61936TimberMears & Stainbank6.A6.4
Frame modifications:
Frame 1: 1936 by Mears & Stainbank
The Warner frame of 1876 was rebuilt.
Update log
22/01/2025Frame Fr1: truss added [Jack Pease, from personal visit]
10/08/2024Overhauls added; 1,2,5: weight added, diameter amended; 2,5: canons added; 3,6: date amended [Jack Pease, from personal visit. Additional information provided by Chris Pickford from the Christopher Dalton papers]
22/07/2024Frame Fr1 added [Jack Pease visit; Chris Pickford from the Christopher Dalton papers.]
01/02/2023Toilet deleted [Linda Fry, tower correspondent #004523]
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