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Motcombe, Dorset, S Mary
Place Motcombe
S Mary
Unitary authority Dorset
Lieutenancy area Dorset
Country England
Historic county Dorset
Dove tower ID 12383
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 7–0–7 in A♭See below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference ST849252
Latitude & longitude 51.02634, -2.21667View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode SP7 9NT
Diocese Salisbury
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Church heritage record 12206
Also Toilet
Affiliation Salisbury Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 33 performances here, of which 6 were peals and 2 were in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 7–0–7 in A♭
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 7–0–7 (791 lb or 359 kg) in A♭ (817.0 Hz)
Practices Thu 20:00
Overhauled
2002 by Robert Parker
Peals View 11 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13–1–81364.0F25.76″1887John Warner & SonsR8FC
23–1–271219.0E♭26.65″1887John Warner & SonsR8FC
33–3–211088.0D♭28.63″1887John Warner & SonsR8FC
45–0–51020.0C30.63″1887John Warner & SonsR8FC
55–2–19912.9B♭32.63″1887John Warner & SonsR8FC
67–0–7817.0A♭35.50″1887John Warner & SonsR8FC
Source: CJND(Dorset); B Parker; D Sloman
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,62002SteelRobert Parker8.1.B.a6.4
Update log
07/10/2024Frame Fr1: truss amended; frame mods amended [Information (including pictures) provided by Bob Parker]
29/11/2023Frame Fr1 added [Nigel Taylor, additional info provided by Robert Parker via Frame Backlog]
29/11/2023Old frame destroyed [Nigel Taylor via Frame Backlog]
25/04/2023Postcode amended [Nick Dallison, Treasurer and Ringing Master, Mere Branch SDGR]
21/12/2021Overhaul contractor added [Nigel Taylor. See also Dorset, Dalton, Part III, p lxvi]
17/12/20211-6: turning added [Personal tuning records (Nigel Stephen Taylor) via Email]
11/12/20211-5: nominal added [Nigel Taylor's personal tuning records via David Sloman]
27/02/2020Removed: www.motcombe.sdgr.org.uk not found [TimJ (#267) via URLbad]
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