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Ab Kettleby, Leicestershire, S James
Place Ab Kettleby
S James
Lieutenancy area Leicestershire
Country England
Historic county Leicestershire
Dove tower ID 12574
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 8–2–22 in GSee below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference SK724228
Latitude & longitude 52.79858, -0.92747View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long A suggested satnav destination for this tower is at 52.79968, -0.92635
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Postcode LE14 3HS
Diocese Leicester
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Church heritage record 6514
URL http://www.abkettlebybells.co.uk/
Affiliation Leicester Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 18 performances here, of which 5 were peals and 3 were in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 8–2–22 in G
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 8–2–22 (974 lb or 442 kg) in G (783.0 Hz)
Practices Wed
Overhauled
2016 by John Taylor & Co
Augmented >> 6 with tenor + 2 trebles; others refurbished; also frame
Peals View 5 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13–3–71317.0E26.00″2015John Taylor & CoFNFC
24–1–01173.0D27.50″2015John Taylor & CoFNFC
34–1–61064.0C29.00″1653George I OldfieldRNFC
45–0–41001.0B31.00″c1599†Newcombe (generic)RNFC
55–3–8879.0A32.75″1765Thomas I HedderlyRNFC
68–2–22783.0G37.50″1929John Taylor & CoFNFC
Source: GAD; A Higson; P Mason(JT); TimJ(#294)
Contributed by: George Dawson
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
12,3,4,5,61950Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.A.h5.1 ➔ 6.1
– 1.112016Cast ironLocal labour/guild/assn8.3.A.h1
Contributed by: Tim Jackson
Update log
02/08/20201: frameid amended; fr1: layout added; fr1A: details added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
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