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Wolverton, Hampshire, S Catherine
Place Wolverton
S Catherine
Lieutenancy area Hampshire
Country England
Historic county Hampshire
Dove tower ID 12334
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 8–2–23 in A♭See below
Other bellsSee below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference SU551585
Latitude & longitude 51.32355, -1.20958View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode RG26 5RU
Diocese Winchester
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 14136
URL https://www.wpbells.org/towers/wolverton/
Affiliation Winchester and Portsmouth Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 113 performances here, of which 21 were peals and 29 were in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 8–2–23 in A♭
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 8–2–23 (975 lb or 442 kg) in A♭ (852.0 Hz)
Practices Fri
Overhauled
1950 by John Taylor & Co
Cracked tenor recast, bells tuned, and rehung with new ringing fittings in a new frame
Tuned 1950
Peals View 46 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–0–111413.0F26.50″1900Mears & StainbankRFC
24–1–181255.0E♭28.25″1752Lester & PackRFC
34–3–101122.0D♭29.63″1920Mears & StainbankRFC
45–1–121054.0C31.38″1871John Taylor & CoRFC
57–1–12942.0B♭33.50″1997John Taylor Bellfounders LtdFFC
68–2–23852.0A♭36.00″1950John Taylor & CoFFC
Source: Holmes(Basingstoke District); A Higson; JCB
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Other bells
Bells Edit details
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Sanctus1 cwt1836.5B♭17.50″1684Ellis II KnightRD
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
9SanctusTimber1
11,2,3,4,5,61950Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.A.h6.1
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Update log
21/06/2023Overhaul added; frame Fr1: date, maker, truss, layout added; frame Fr9: material, truss added; Sanctus: nominal, hanging added [Tim Jackson, from personal visit. Information taken from board in the tower. Recorded by Tim Jackson and analysed by Nick Bowden]
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