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Lyminster, West Sussex, S Mary Magd
Place Lyminster
S Mary Magd
Lieutenancy area West Sussex
Country England
Historic county Sussex
Dove tower ID 12106
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 9–2–12 in GSee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference TQ022047
Latitude & longitude 50.83350, -0.54920View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode BN17 7QJ
Diocese Chichester
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 3174
Also Toilet
URL https://www.thebellsofsussex.co.uk/lyminster-st-mary-magdalene.html
Affiliation Sussex County Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 20 performances here, of which 9 were peals and none were in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 9–2–12 in G
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 9–2–12 (1076 lb or 488 kg) in G (775.0 Hz)
Practices Mon (1st, 3rd)
Overhauled
1937 by Mears & Stainbank
Rehung with new fittings in a new frame. Bells were also tuned
Tuned 1937
Peals View 42 peals in the Felstead Database
Additional information Mon PN alternates: Lyminster:1st,3rd; Arundel: 2nd,4th
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–2–31288.5E28.00″1759Lester & PackR8FC
25–0–21162.0D29.25″1759Lester & PackR8FC
36–0–01033.5C32.13″1887John Warner & SonsR4FC
46–0–23973.5B32.75″1759Lester & PackR8FC
57–2–19870.5A35.88″1887John Warner & SonsR4FC
69–2–12775.0G38.50″1950Mears & StainbankFNFC
Source: Chichester Dio spsht; Dove wt tenor; G Rix; N Bowden; CJP
Contributed by: Geoff Rix
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,61937Cast ironMears & Stainbank8.3.A.h6.1
Update log
12/11/2024URL amended [Kye L Leaver]
23/05/2024URL added [Kye L Leaver]
24/08/2023Overhaul description amended; tuning year added; frame Fr1: material amended [Chris Pickford, citing Nigel Taylor’s personal tuning records. See also Bells of Sussex website: https://thebellsofsussex.weebly.com/lyminster-st-mary-magdalene.html]
17/08/2023Overhaul added [Tim Jackson, from personal visit. Information taken from board in the tower]
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