Tower details

Place	Woolhope S George
Unitary authority	Herefordshire
Lieutenancy area	Herefordshire
Country	England
Historic county	Herefordshire
Dove tower ID	12516
Rings	6 (full-circle ring), tenor 13¼ cwt in FSee below Other bellsSee below
Frames	1See below
Grid reference	SO611357
Latitude & longitude	52.01910, -2.56770View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long	A suggested satnav destination for this tower is at 52.01946, -2.56861 View on Google Map Edit details
Postcode	HR1 4QS
Diocese	Hereford
Church	Church of England
Listed grade	II* by Historic England
Church heritage record	6169
URLs	http://www.bagleybells.co.uk/towers/herfs.htm#WOOLHOPE https://hdgb.org/?tower=woolhope https://woolhope.church/bells/
Affiliation	Hereford Diocesan Guild
Performances	Search for performances on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard listed 55 performances here, of which 19 were peals and 8 were in the last two years

Bells	6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor	13¼ cwt (~1480 lb or ~670 kg) in F (687.0 Hz)
Overhauled	2016 by Nicholson Engineering Ltd Rehung with new h/s and new bearings
Peals	View 19 peals in the Felstead Database
Also	Ground floor ringing chamber
Additional information	Anticlockwise

	Bell	Weight	Nominal	Note	Diameter	Dated	Founder	Canons	Turning	Hanging
	1	<5–0–23	1144.0	D	28.88″	1882	John Taylor & Co	R	8	FC
	2	5¾ cwt	1030.0	C	32.00″	1887	John Warner & Sons	R	8	FC
	3	6½ cwt	921.0	B♭	34.50″	1649†	John I Pennington ('IP')	Y	8	FC
	4	7½ cwt	855.0	A	36.75″	c1400†	Bristol foundry	Y	8	FC
	5	9¼ cwt	779.0	G	40.00″	1662	John I Pennington ('IP')	Y	8	FC
	6	13¼ cwt	687.0	F	42.75″	1839	Thomas II Mears	R	8	FC

Bells

	Bell	Weight	Nominal	Note	Diameter	Dated	Founder	Canons	Turning	Hanging
	Sanctus	¼ cwt	888.0	A	11.50″	c1799	(unidentified)	Y	N

	Frame	Bells	Year	Material	Maker	Truss	Layout
	1	1,2,3,4,5,6,Sanctus	c1699	Oak		6.A & 6.H	6.1

05/06/2023

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