Lighthorne, Warwickshire, S Laurence
| Place | Lighthorne S Laurence |
| Lieutenancy area | Warwickshire |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Warwickshire |
| Dove tower ID | 12108 |
| Rings | 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 5–3–11 in BSee below 1 (other bells), tenor 5–2–6 in BSee below |
| Frames | 1See below |
| Grid reference | SP335560 |
| Latitude & longitude | 52.20140, -1.51080View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | CV35 0AS |
| Diocese | Coventry |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | II by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 3807 |
| Also | Toilet |
| URL | http://warksbells.co.uk/lighthorne/ |
| Affiliation | Coventry Diocesan Guild |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise |
| Peal boards | No 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. |
| Biographies | View the biographies of ringers at this tower on the Central Council Ringing History Hub |
Ring of 6, tenor 5–3–11 in B
| Bells | 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 5–3–11 (655 lb or 297 kg) in B (985.0 Hz) |
| Practices | Thu |
| Projects & overhauls | 2025 by John Taylor & Co The poor sounding existing tenor bell (c.1410) was retired and rehung for chiming as a service bell. A replacement post war Taylor tenor from Radford, Coventry was tuned and hung on its existing adapted fittings. 2006 Augmented from 4 bells |
| Peals | View 17 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Also | Simulator |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2–2–15 | 1641.0 | G♯ | 23.00″ | 2006 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 2–3–1 | 1473.0 | F♯ | 24.00″ | 2006 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 2–3–10 | 1317.5 | E | 26.13″ | 1890 | Llewellins & James | R | 8 | FC | ||
| 4 | 3–1–9 | 1234.0 | D♯ | 27.38″ | 1890 | Llewellins & James | R | 8 | FC | ||
| 5 | 4–1–1 | 1102.0 | C♯ | 29.13″ | 1913 | Henry II & Thomas Bond | F | Y | FC | ||
| 6 [1] | 5–3–11 | 985.0 | B | 31.30″ | 1953 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC |
Other bells, tenor 5–2–6 in B
| Bells | 1 (other bells)Edit details |
| Tenor | 5–2–6 (622 lb or 282 kg) in B (985.0 Hz) |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service [2] | 5–2–6 | 985.0 | B | 31.94″ | c1410† | Worcester foundry | R | 8 | D |
Details of frame
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 | 2006 | Steel | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | 8.1.B.c | 6.1 |
Notes
[1]Bell 6/6 history
Bell 6/6 was previously bell 1/2 at Coventry, S Nicolas, Radford
Published: 06/08/2025; updated: 16/10/2025
[2]Service bell history
Service bell was previously bell 6/6 at Lighthorne.
Published: 06/08/2025; updated: 03/10/2025
Update log
| 08/12/2025 | Simulator noted [Graham Nabb via #009250] |
| 16/10/2025 | Bell history note amended [Revised wording provided by Keith Chambers, DAC Bells Advisor, Coventry Diocese] |
| 15/08/2025 | Project completed [David Potter via #009058] |
| 06/08/2025 | Details of replacement tenor added [JT&Co via Andrew Ogden #009015] |
| 29/07/2025 | Project started [David Potter via #008967] |
| 25/03/2025 | New project added [David Potter #008410] |