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Broad Blunsdon, Wiltshire, S Leonard
Place Broad Blunsdon
S Leonard
Unitary authority Swindon
Lieutenancy area Wiltshire
Country England
Historic county Wiltshire
Dove tower ID 12338
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 5–1–15 in B♭See below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference SU152907
Latitude & longitude 51.61538, -1.78057View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode SN26 7BD
Diocese Bristol
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Church heritage record 1456
Also Toilet
URL https://www.bellsgandb.org.uk/cgi-bin/makepage.cgi?b=10#248
Affiliation Gloucester and Bristol Diocesan Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 111 performances here, of which 39 were peals and 2 were in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 5–1–15 in B♭
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 5–1–15 (603 lb or 274 kg) in B♭ (960.0 Hz)
Practices Mon (1st, 3rd, 5th)
Overhauled
2002 by Nicholson Engineering Ltd
Peals View 80 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
12–0–211921.5B♭20.38″2002Whitechapel Bell FoundryFFC
22–0–261801.5A20.94″2002Whitechapel Bell FoundryFFC
32–1–191605.0G22.31″1913John Warner & SonsFFC
42–2–111436.0F23.38″1913John Warner & SonsFFC
52–3–201277.0E♭25.06″1913John Warner & SonsFFC
63–1–11196.0D26.31″1913John Warner & SonsFFC
73–3–231067.5C28.38″1913John Warner & SonsFFC
85–1–15960.0B♭31.25″1913John Warner & SonsFFC
Source: GAD; A Bull(AN/C Pickford); TimJ(REMRKS256)
Contributed by: George Dawson
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,6,7,82002Cast ironNicholson Engineering Ltd8.3.A.h8.3
Update log
11/10/2024Frame Fr1: truss, layout amended [Andrew Nicholson]
30/09/2024Frame Fr1 added [Jack Pease from the Christopher Dalton papers]
08/01/20224: weight amended [Nigel Taylor's personal tuning records via David Sloman]
07/12/20191-8: nominal added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
See full public log
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