Tower details

Place	Preston Candover S Mary V
Lieutenancy area	Hampshire
Country	England
Historic county	Hampshire
Dove tower ID	12740
Rings	6 (full-circle ring), tenor 3–3–7 in DSee below
Frames	1See below
Grid reference	SU606415
Latitude & longitude	51.16984, -1.13346View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long	No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode	RG25 2EH
Diocese	Winchester
Church	Church of England
Listed grade	II by Historic England
Church heritage record	14051
URL	https://www.wpbells.org/towers/preston-candover/
Affiliation	Winchester and Portsmouth Diocesan Guild
Performances	Search for performances on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard listed 36 performances here, of which 12 were peals and 1 was in the last two years

Bells	6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor	3–3–7 (427 lb or 194 kg) in D (1163.0 Hz)
Peals	View 35 peals in the Felstead Database
Additional information	ART Teaching Centre: Alresford School of Bell Ringing

	Bell	Weight	Nominal	Note	Diameter	Dated	Founder	Canons	Turning	Hanging
	1	1–2–15	1978.5	B	19.00″	1955	John Taylor & Co	F		FC
	2	1–3–12	1756.0	A	20.00″	1955	John Taylor & Co	F		FC
	3	2–0–12	1562.0	G	21.50″	1955	John Taylor & Co	F		FC
	4	2–1–17	1470.0	F♯	22.50″	1955	John Taylor & Co	F		FC
	5	2–3–16	1308.0	E	24.75″	1955	John Taylor & Co	F		FC
	6	3–3–7	1163.0	D	27.00″	1955	John Taylor & Co	F		FC

	Frame	Bells	Year	Material	Maker	Truss	Layout
	1	1,2,3,4,5,6	1955	Cast iron	John Taylor & Co (Bellfounders) Ltd	8.3.C.e	6.4

11/10/2023

Fr1 added [Tim Jackson, from personal visit. Additional information provided by Chris Pickford from the Taylors archive]