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Dinton, Wiltshire, S Mary
Place Dinton
S Mary
Unitary authority Wiltshire
Lieutenancy area Wiltshire
Country England
Historic county Wiltshire
Dove tower ID 12017
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 16 cwt in FSee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference SU009316
Latitude & longitude 51.08436, -1.98808View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode SP3 5HH
Diocese Salisbury
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 12390
URL http://www.sdgr.org.uk/branches/salisbury/tower-73
Affiliation Salisbury Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 23 performances here, of which 2 were peals and 2 were in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 16 cwt in F
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 16 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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Peals View 5 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
Additional information Rung from chancel crossing
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
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
Source: GAD NBR; Dove tenor wt; CBC; David Sloman; Nick Bowden; GAD
Contributed by: George Dawson
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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