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Thornbury, Gloucestershire, S Mary V
Place Thornbury
S Mary V
Unitary authority South Gloucestershire
Lieutenancy area Gloucestershire
Country England
Historic county Gloucestershire
Dove tower ID 12858
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 18–2–19 in D♯See below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference ST633906
Latitude & longitude 51.61315, -2.53028View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode BS35 1HQ
Diocese Gloucester
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 5609
Also Toilet
Affiliation Gloucester and Bristol Diocesan Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 173 performances here, of which 23 were peals and 11 were in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 18–2–19 in D♯
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 18–2–19 (2091 lb or 948 kg) in D♯ (606.0 Hz)
Practices Tue
Projects & overhauls
1996 by Whitechapel Bell Foundry (major overhaul)
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Tuned 1996
Peals View 69 peals in the Felstead Database
Additional information Tuned to old concert pitch (A=454Hz)
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
15–3–101212.0D♯30.06″1996Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
26–0–101144.0C𝄪30.94″1938Mears & StainbankFNFC
36–1–241018.5B♯31.88″1828John RudhallR8FC
47–1–2908.0A♯34.75″1698Abraham I RudhallR8FC
58–1–20809.0G♯37.63″1788John RudhallR8FC
611–1–19763.2F𝄪40.31″1828John RudhallR8FC
713–3–7680.5E♯44.31″1698Abraham I RudhallR8FC
818–2–19606.0D♯49.31″1717Abraham I RudhallR8FC
Source: Twr website(01/04/06); N Bowden; TimJ(REMRKS254); N Taylor
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
2c1698Oak
11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 81996Cast ironWhitechapel Bell Foundry10
Contributed by: Tim Jackson
Update log
10/07/2021URL deleted [Robin Shipp, local contact via Tim Jackson]
15/03/20201-8: diam amended; 2-8: turning amended [Nigel Taylor via 00013655]
24/11/2019Ring is tuned to OCP key of D [TimJ (#254 info N Taylor) via pNBR]
24/11/20191-7: nominal added; 8: nominal amended; 1-8: note amended [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
24/11/2019fr1: material amended [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
11/09/2019URL replaced: thornburybells.wordpress.com [TimJ (REMRKS246 info R Shipp) via e-mail]
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