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Morton, Derbyshire, Holy Cross
Place Morton
Holy Cross
Lieutenancy area Derbyshire
Country England
Historic county Derbyshire
Dove tower ID 12528
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 4–3–7 in B♭See below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference SK407601
Latitude & longitude 53.13662, -1.39293View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode DE55 6GU
Diocese Derby
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Church heritage record 3897
Affiliation Derby Diocesan Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 58 performances here, of which 36 were peals and none were in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 4–3–7 in B♭
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 4–3–7 (539 lb or 244 kg) in B♭
Practices Wed
Peals View 51 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
Additional information 5th (5-1-14) is heavier than tenor
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13–0–11G23.63″1923Mears & StainbankDNFC
23–0–4F24.13″1884John Taylor & CoYNFC
33–3–12E♭27.06″c1610Heathcote (generic)Y4FC
44–1–2D27.25″1884John Taylor & CoYNFC
55–1–14C30.50″1884John Taylor & CoYNFC
64–3–7B♭31.00″c1500†Mellours (generic)YYFC
Source: GAD; D Sloman(Halls); TimJ(#290/291)
Contributed by: George Dawson
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
12,3,4,5,61884TimberJohn Taylor & Co6.A5
– 1.111923Cast ironMears & Stainbank8.3.A.e1
Contributed by: Tim Jackson
Update log
04/07/20201-5: canon info amended [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
29/06/20201-6: turning added; fr1: date,maker added; [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
29/06/2020fr1,fr2: truss,layout added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
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