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Ovingham, Northumberland, S Mary V
Place Ovingham
S Mary V
Unitary authority Northumberland
Lieutenancy area Northumberland
Country England
Historic county Northumberland
Dove tower ID 12130
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 4–2–16 in C♯See below
3 (full-circle ring), tenor 9–0–21 in ASee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference NZ084637
Latitude & longitude 54.96790, -1.86899View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long A suggested satnav destination for this tower is at 54.96813, -1.86871
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Postcode NE42 6AB
Diocese Newcastle
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 8432
Also Toilet
URL http://www.ovinghambells.co.uk
Affiliation Durham and Newcastle Diocesan Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 76 performances here, of which 12 were peals and 9 were in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 4–2–16 in C♯
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 4–2–16 (520 lb or 236 kg) in C♯ (1105.0 Hz)
Practices Thu
Peals View 12 peals in the Felstead Database
Additional information Also, above, a ring of 3
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
12–0–42212.0C♯19.50″2011Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
22–0–72075.5B♯20.00″2011Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
32–0–251852.5A♯21.00″2011Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
42–1–191653.4G♯22.00″2011Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
52–3–31476.2F♯23.25″2011Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
63–0–111385.3E♯24.25″2011Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
73–2–251236.4D♯26.50″2011Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
84–2–161105.0C♯28.75″2011Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
Source: JCB; C Moon; WBF info; M Chester; D Kelly
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Ring of 3, tenor 9–0–21 in A
Bells 3 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 9–0–21 (1029 lb or 467 kg) in A (887.0 Hz)
Additional information Also, below, a ring of 8
Tuning: non-diatonic
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13½ cwt1003.0C♭28.00″c1505†Thomas JallYFC
25¼ cwt984.5B31.25″c1370†John PotterYFC
39–0–21887.0A36.00″1879John Taylor & CoYFC
Source: GAD NBR; Tim Jackson(JC,NB); Dave Kelly
Contributed by: George Dawson
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 of 82011SteelLocal labour/guild/assn8.3
Contributed by: Mike Chester
Update log
28/03/2025Toilet added [Chris Mansfield #008420]
02/03/20211-8: turning added [James Hedgcock via Email]
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