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Overton, Hampshire, S Mary
Place Overton
S Mary
Lieutenancy area Hampshire
Country England
Historic county Hampshire
Dove tower ID 12543
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 10–0–19 in A♭See below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference SU514499
Latitude & longitude 51.24667, -1.26426View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode RG25 3HF
Diocese Winchester
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Church heritage record 14181
URL https://www.wpbells.org/towers/overton/
Affiliation Winchester and Portsmouth Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 689 performances here, of which 95 were peals and 26 were in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 10–0–19 in A♭
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 10–0–19 (1139 lb or 517 kg) in A♭ (806.5 Hz)
Practices Fri
Projects & overhauls
Whites of Appleton (not started)
Bells to be tuned and rehung with partially new fittings in the existing frame; wheel diameters to be adjusted; sound control to be replaced; new louvres to be fitted
1968 by Mears & Stainbank (major overhaul)
Bells were tuned to Old Concert Pitch (OCP)
List all
Tuned 1968
Peals View 95 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13–1–71633.0A♭24.00″1945Mears & StainbankFNFC
23–2–101528.0G25.25″1945Mears & StainbankFNFC
34–0–31353.0F26.25″1908Mears & StainbankYNFC
44–0–131212.0E♭27.75″1968Mears & StainbankFNFC
54–3–31081.0D♭30.00″1968Mears & StainbankFNFC
66–2–241019.0C32.75″1663Henry II KnightY4FC
79–0–21910.5B♭36.25″1710William and Robert CorR4FC
810–0–19806.5A♭38.75″1669Henry II KnightR4FC
Source: Holmes(Basingstoke District); JCB; J Hedgcock(W&P Survey)
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,5,6,7,81908SteelMears & Stainbank8.1.B.a6.1 ➔ 8.3
– 1.13,41945SteelMears & Stainbank8.1.B.a2.X2
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Update log
13/08/2025Future project added [Marika Haseldine (Whites of Appleton) via REMRKS549]
16/11/20244: diameter amended [David Holmes, local contact]
25/04/2023Overhaul description added [Richard Offen]
23/04/2023Frame Fr1: date, maker, truss, layout, resultant layout added; frame Fr1.1 added; 1-7: nominal added; 8: nominal amended; 1-8: note amended [David Holmes, local contact. Recorded by Tim Jackson and analysed by Nick Bowden]
01/08/20201-8: turning added [[James Hedgcock] via 00013932]
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