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Alcester, Warwickshire, S Nicholas
Place Alcester
S Nicholas
Lieutenancy area Warwickshire
Country England
Historic county Warwickshire
Dove tower ID 12246
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 12–2–13 in F♯See below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference SP090574
Latitude & longitude 52.21534, -1.86914View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode B49 5AJ
Diocese Coventry
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Church heritage record 3763
URL http://warksbells.co.uk/alcester/
Affiliation Coventry Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 49 performances here, of which 2 were peals and 19 were in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 12–2–13 in F♯
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 12–2–13 (1413 lb or 641 kg) in F♯ (733.0 Hz)
Practices Thu (with exceptions)
Peals View 6 peals in the Felstead Database
Additional information Ellacombe apparatus
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–0–171467.0F♯26.00″1948John Taylor & CoFNFC
24–1–141381.0E♯26.63″1948John Taylor & CoFNFC
34–2–241229.0D♯28.00″1948John Taylor & CoFNFC
45–1–171101.0C♯30.00″1948John Taylor & CoFNFC
56–0–26977.0B32.13″1948John Taylor & CoFNFC
67–0–23923.0A♯33.50″1948John Taylor & CoFNFC
79–1–21824.0G♯37.00″1948John Taylor & CoFNFC
812–2–13733.0F♯41.13″1948John Taylor & CoFNFC
Source: M Chester; A Higson; C Pickford; TimJ(J Hedgcock)
Contributed by: Mike Chester
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,6,7,81948Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.A.h8.3
Contributed by: Tim Jackson
Update log
08/05/2023Ellacombe noted [Mike Chester]
04/06/20191-8: frameid added; frame info added [Tim Jackson via 00013440]
02/06/20191-8: turning added [Tim Jackson via 00013438]
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