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Woolhope, Herefordshire, S George
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
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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
Ring of 6, tenor 13¼ cwt in F
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
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
1<5–0–231144.0D28.88″1882John Taylor & CoR8FC
25¾ cwt1030.0C32.00″1887John Warner & SonsR8FC
36½ cwt921.0B♭34.50″1649†John I Pennington ('IP')Y8FC
47½ cwt855.0A36.75″c1400†Bristol foundryY8FC
59¼ cwt779.0G40.00″1662John I Pennington ('IP')Y8FC
613¼ cwt687.0F42.75″1839Thomas II MearsR8FC
Source: GAD; Dove tenor wt; HDG website; A Higson; A Nicholson; TimJ
Contributed by: George Dawson
Other bells
Bells Edit details
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Sanctus¼ cwt888.0A11.50″c1799(unidentified)YN
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,6,Sanctusc1699Oak6.A & 6.H6.1
Frame modifications:
Frame 1: 1882 by (unidentified)
Frame modified by the addition of oak trusses
Update log
05/06/2023URL added [Nick Rudge via #005120]
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