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Farmborough, Somerset, All Saints
PlaceFarmborough
All Saints
Unitary authorityBath and North East Somerset
Lieutenancy areaSomerset
CountryEngland
Historic countySomerset
Dove tower ID12820
Rings6 (full-circle ring), tenor 9–0–10 in FSee below
Frames1See below
Grid referenceST661605
Latitude & longitude51.34317, -2.48791View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & longNo optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
PostcodeBA2 0AN
DioceseBath and Wells
Church groupChurch of England
Listed gradeII* by Historic England
Church heritage record368
AlsoToilet
URLhttps://bath-wells.org/tower/farmborough-all-saints/
AffiliationBath and Wells Diocesan Association
PerformancesSearch for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 199 performances here, of which 22 were peals and 22 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 6, tenor 9–0–10 in F
Bells6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor9–0–10 (1018 lb or 462 kg) in F
PracticesWed
Tuned1919
PealsView 41 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–1–19D28.25″1729†Thomas I BilbieRFC
24–1–24C29.50″1786William BilbieRFC
34–1–23B♭30.25″1729Thomas I BilbieRFC
45–1–4A32.00″1729Thomas I BilbieRFC
56–0–11G34.25″1729Thomas I BilbieRFC
69–0–10F38.50″1984Whitechapel Bell FoundryFFC
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 61919Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co
Update log
05/02/2024Postcode amended [Farmborough tower captain via Julian Back #006431]
25/06/20226: cast year amended [Whitechapel records & Massey, Somerset via David Sloman]
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