✖
  • Home
  • About Dove
  • Towers
  • Frames
  • Bells
  • Founders
  • Projects
  • Site Map
  • Help
≡Dove’s Guide for Church Bell Ringers
⚲
✖
Appleton le Moors, North Yorkshire, Christ Church
Place Appleton le Moors
Christ Church
Unitary authority North Yorkshire
Lieutenancy area North Yorkshire
Country England
Historic subdivision North Riding
Historic county Yorkshire
Dove tower ID 12031
Rings 6 U/R (full-circle ring), tenor 5–3–18 in B♭See below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference SE734880
Latitude & longitude 54.28320, -0.87272View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode YO62 6TF
Diocese York
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 15138
Affiliation Yorkshire Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed no performances here
Ring of 6, tenor 5–3–18 in B♭
Bells 6 U/R (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 5–3–18 (662 lb or 300 kg) in B♭ (933.0 Hz)
Projects & overhauls
Local labour/guild/assn (in progress)
Fit replacement Ellacombe parts supplied by Whites of Appleton
2023 by Whites of Appleton
Supplied replacement Ellacombe chime components to be fitted locally.
1865 by G Mears & Co (ring created)
Ring installed
List all
Peals No peals listed in the Felstead Database
Additional information Unringable
Restoration work under way
Ellacombe apparatus
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
12–3–211579.0G22.88″1865G Mears & CoYNFC
23–1–111417.0F24.75″1865G Mears & CoYNFC
33–3–41165.0E♭26.63″1865G Mears & CoYNFC
44–0–251154.0D28.00″1865G Mears & CoYNFC
55–0–71049.0C29.81″1865G Mears & CoYNFC
65–3–18933.0B♭32.63″1865G Mears & CoYNFC
Source: GAD; RWMC CD; J Arthur; A Aspland(RWMC)
Contributed by: George Dawson
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
1 [1]1,2,3,4,5,6c1865Oak & wrought iron6.A & 8.1.B.a6.12
Notes

[1]Frame Fr1 trusses

Frame Fr1 Trusses for Pits A,B,D,E are oak (Truss Type 6.A); the outer Trusses for Pits C and F (containing bells 4 and 6) are wrought iron (Truss Type 8.1.B.a).

Published: 07/02/2024; updated: 31/01/2025

Update log
24/02/2024New project added [Tim Jackson]
24/02/2024Project completed [Mark Walker, Whites of Appleton]
07/02/2024Frame Fr1 note added [See York Dio (North Riding), Clouston and Dawson via Tim Jackson]
25/08/2022Frame Fr1: truss added [John Arthur, DAC Bells Advisor, York Diocese]
03/08/2022Frame Fr1:layout amended, confirmed as not diagonal [C J Pickford]
27/06/20226: nominal amended; 1-4: nominal added [John Arthur (site visit)]
26/06/2022Project underway to restore the Ellacombe chiming apparatus [Mark Walker, WoA]
27/08/2021Ellacombe apparatus noted. Also noted as not functioning. [John Arthur]
See full public log
Copyright © 2003–2025 Central Council of Church Bell Ringers
Content: Dove Team – Programming: Richard Smith & Sid Baldwin.
Download data
Admin Login   Acknowledgements