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Swallowcliffe, Wiltshire, S Peter
Place Swallowcliffe
S Peter
Unitary authority Wiltshire
Lieutenancy area Wiltshire
Country England
Historic county Wiltshire
Dove tower ID 12448
Rings 3 U/R (full-circle ring), tenor 5–1–17 in B♭See below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference ST963271
Latitude & longitude 51.04330, -2.05320View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode SP3 5NU
Diocese Salisbury
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Church heritage record 12406
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Ring of 3, tenor 5–1–17 in B♭
Bells 3 U/R (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 5–1–17 (605 lb or 274 kg) in B♭ (944.0 Hz)
Overhauled
2021 by Nicholson Engineering Ltd
Rehung for dead-rope ringing.
Tuned 2021
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
Additional information Unringable
Anticlockwise
Hung for dead-rope ringing
Rung from porch
No stays or sliders
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–1–151180.4D27.81″1632John DawtonY4FC
25–1–91060.5C30.31″1846Charles & George MearsY4FC
35–1–17944.0B♭31.44″1881John Warner & SonsY4FC
Source: GAD; Dove tenor wt; N Bowden; B Hibbert; C Pickford
Contributed by: George Dawson
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3Oak6.A3.1
Notes

[1]Reason for being unringable

Bellframe only capable of sustaining swing-chiming

Published: 18/06/2023

Update log
24/12/2023Frame Fr1: truss, layout added [Tim Jackson, from personal visit via Frame Backlog]
07/09/2023Frame Fr1 added [Nicholson Engineering report prior to the recent restoration work]
19/09/2021Ropes and fittings added [Tim Jackson, from personal visit]
16/09/2021Reason for bells being unringable added; 1-3: turning amended [Tim Jackson, from personal visit]
11/09/20211-3: weight, weight approx, nominal, diameter amended; 1-3: canons, turning added [Nigel Taylor (personal tuning records)]
07/02/2021Restoration project under way; to be rehung for dead-rope ringing [Andrew Nicholson]
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