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Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire, S Margaret of Antioch
Place Stratton St Margaret
S Margaret of Antioch
Unitary authority Swindon
Lieutenancy area Wiltshire
Country England
Historic county Wiltshire
Dove tower ID 12307
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 8–0–15 in GSee below
Other bellsSee below
Grid reference SU179870
Latitude & longitude 51.58246, -1.74245View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long A suggested satnav destination for this tower is at 51.58163, -1.74211
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Postcode SN3 4LG
Diocese Bristol
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 1473
Affiliation Gloucester and Bristol Diocesan Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 286 performances here, of which 233 were peals and 6 were in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 8–0–15 in G
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 8–0–15 (911 lb or 413 kg) in G (764.6 Hz)
Practices Wed
Overhauled
2024 by John Taylor & Co
Bells taken to Loughborough for conservation, tuning and the manufacture of mainly new ringing fittings. Bell frame cleaned and repainted. New ringing chamber ceiling installed higher in the tower. A new ringing gallery has been installed
1931 by Whitechapel Bell Foundry
Tuned 1931
Peals View 568 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13–0–261533.5G24.00″1931Mears & StainbankFNFC
23–2–251445.4F♯25.60″1931Mears & StainbankF4FC
33–3–251283.9E27.20″1909Mears & StainbankR4FC
44–1–131149.2D29.10″1909Mears & StainbankR4FC
55–2–101019.8C30.90″1931Mears & StainbankR4FC
65–2–4962.8B31.90″1931Mears & StainbankR4FC
77–0–23857.9A34.60″1669†Edward NealeY8FC
88–0–15764.6G37.60″1846Charles & George MearsY8FC
Source: GAD; C Pickford; N Bowden
Contributed by: George Dawson
Other bells
Bells Edit details
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Sanctus0–1–122516.0E♭12.75″(unidentified)INS
Update log
15/12/2024GF flag removed [Ken Webb via #007851]
10/10/2024Project completed [David Potter #007586]
14/08/2024Sanctus: weight, canon, turning, hanging added [Andrew Ogden, John Taylor & Co via #007341]
14/08/20241-8: turning added; nominal, diameter amended; 1,2,4-8: weight amended; 3-6: canon amended [Andrew Ogden, John Taylor & Co. Weights after tuning via #007342]
26/01/20241-8: weight amended; 7-8: canons added [JT & Co. Weights as received at JT's works via Andrew Ogden #006380]
19/01/2024Project description amended [Daniel Knight #006315]
16/01/2024Project under way [David Potter #006296]
15/11/2023New project added [David Potter #005911]
09/01/2021PN no longer shared with South Marston [Darran Ricks via Email]
19/03/2019all: partials added [Nick Bowden via e-mail]
20/01/2019all: nominal added [Nick Bowden via 00013243]
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