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Tanfield, Durham, S Margaret
PlaceTanfield
S Margaret
Unitary authorityDurham
Lieutenancy areaDurham
CountryEngland
Historic countyDurham
Dove tower ID12737
Rings10 (full-circle ring), tenor 10–3–19 in GSee below
Frames1See below
Grid referenceNZ187554
Latitude & longitude54.89366, -1.70920View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & longNo optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
PostcodeDH9 9PZ
DioceseDurham
Church groupChurch of England
Listed gradeII by Historic England
Church heritage record4346
AlsoToilet
URLhttps://northeastbells.co.uk/tanfield/
AffiliationDurham and Newcastle Diocesan Association
PerformancesSearch for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 95 performances here, of which 25 were peals and 35 were in the last two years
Peal boardsNo peal boards have been uploaded to BellBoard yet
The Central Council is collecting photographs of all peal boards, and curating and uploading them to BellBoard. This includes material from earlier systems found here.
Ring of 10, tenor 10–3–19 in G
Bells10 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor10–3–19 (1223 lb or 555 kg) in G (774.0 Hz)
All rings
1010–3–19 in G10 as tenor
64–3–15 in D6 as tenor
PracticesFri (exc 3rd)
Projects & overhauls
2019 by Whites of Appleton (major overhaul)
Augmented from 8 bells
Rehung,tuned; 2 new cast added to make 10; new frame and fittings
1890 by John Warner & Sons (ring created)
Ring installed
List all
Tuned2019
PealsView 73 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–0–181943.8B23.88″2019Westley GroupFNFC
24–2–161736.8A25.38″2019Westley GroupFNFC
34–2–71554.4G25.50″1894John Warner & SonsR8FC
44–3–11451.6F♯26.50″1894John Warner & SonsR8FC
54–3–51296.0E27.44″1890John Warner & SonsR8FC
64–3–151158.4D28.56″1890John Warner & SonsR8FC
75–2–81034.5C30.50″1890John Warner & SonsR8FC
86–3–7968.5B32.25″1890John Warner & SonsR8FC
97–1–16866.6A34.75″1890John Warner & SonsR8FC
1010–3–19774.0G39.44″1890John Warner & SonsR8FC
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 102019Cast ironWhites of Appleton8.3.A.h10.X7
Update log
29/04/2023Frame Fr1: layout amended [Jim Crowther, local contact]
05/07/2022Frame Fr1: truss, layout added [Tim Jackson personal visit 22/Jun/2022]
07/12/2019Augmented 2019 to 10; tenor wt and note amended [TimJ (#256 info Mark Walker WofA) via e-mail]
07/12/20193-10: wt,canons amended; 1-10: diam,nominal,turning added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
07/12/20191,2: wt,canon info,frameid added; frame fr1 replaced [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
20/03/2019Tenor wt amended to 'as received' value [Graham Clifton (WoA) via e-mail]
20/03/20191-8: 'as received' wt added [Graham Clifton via e-mail]
20/03/20191-8: canon info added [Mike Chester via e-mail]
15/03/2019Bells removed from tower: tune, add 2 >> 10; new frame [Graham Clifton (WoA) via e-mail]
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