Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, S Peter & S Paul
| Place | Buckingham S Peter & S Paul |
| Unitary authority | Buckinghamshire |
| Lieutenancy area | Buckinghamshire |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Buckinghamshire |
| Dove tower ID | 12905 |
| Rings | 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 22¾ cwt in DSee below |
| Frames | 1See below |
| Grid reference | SP694337 |
| Latitude & longitude | 51.99789, -0.98972View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | MK18 1EU |
| Diocese | Oxford |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 9861 |
| Also | Toilet |
| URL | http://www.northbucks.org.uk/Tower.aspx?TowerID=8 |
| Affiliation | Oxford Diocesan Guild |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise As of last night, BellBoard listed 87 performances here, of which 59 were peals and none were in the last two years |
| Peal boards | No 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. |
| Biographies | View the biographies of ringers at this tower on the Central Council Ringing History Hub |
Ring of 8, tenor 22¾ cwt in D
| Bells | 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 22¾ cwt (~2550 lb or ~1160 kg) in D (581.5 Hz) |
| Projects & overhauls | 1907 by Henry Bowell (major overhaul) 1782 by Chapman & Mears (ring created) Ring installed |
| Peals | View 58 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 cwt | 1158.5 | D | 31.62″ | 1782 | Chapman & Mears | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 2 | 7–1–13 | 1092.5 | C♯ | 32.50″ | 1956 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 7¼ cwt | 975.0 | B | 34.50″ | 1782 | Chapman & Mears | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 4 | 8¼ cwt | 873.0 | A | 37.62″ | 1782 | Chapman & Mears | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 5 | 10¾ cwt | 792.5 | G | 40.62″ | 1782 | Chapman & Mears | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 6 | 11½ cwt | 743.5 | F♯ | 42.50″ | 1782 | Chapman & Mears | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 7 | 16 cwt | 645.0 | E | 46.75″ | 1782 | Chapman & Mears | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 8 | 22¾ cwt | 581.5 | D | 52.50″ | 1782 | Chapman & Mears | R | 4 | FC |
Details of frame
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | 1782 | Timber | 6.D | 8 |
Update log
| 19/03/2026 | 8: nominal amended; 1-7: nominal added [Extracted from http://www.northbucks.org.uk/Tower.aspx?TowerID=8 and put through bill Hibbert's wavanal via Benjamin #009985] |
| 13/03/2022 | 8: nominal added. [Facebook recording (suitable quality) via N J Bowden] |
| 22/05/2019 | Tenor note and ring key not C# but D [TimJ(Matthew Smith, Bucks BB,p138f) via e-mail] |
| 22/05/2019 | 8: note and ring key amended [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 06/05/2019 | Frame Fr1 added [John Baldwin via database] |