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Great Bentley, Essex, S Mary V
Place Great Bentley
S Mary V
Lieutenancy area Essex
Country England
Historic county Essex
Dove tower ID 12906
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 7–0–27 in ASee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference TM108216
Latitude & longitude 51.85352, 1.06093View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode CO7 8QG
Diocese Chelmsford
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 2725
Also Toilet
Affiliation Essex Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 168 performances here, of which 32 were peals and 18 were in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 7–0–27 in A
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 7–0–27 (811 lb or 368 kg) in A (860.4 Hz)
Peals View 88 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13–0–01703.0A22.75″1938Alfred BowellFNFC
23–0–51643.4G♯23.25″1938Alfred BowellFNFC
33–2–01434.0F♯24.81″1938Alfred BowellFNFC
43–2–141284.4E26.25″1819John BriantY4FC
53–3–231143.2D27.63″1884Mears & StainbankY4FC
64–2–91078.4C♯29.50″1683Miles III GrayeYXFC
76–1–11956.6B33.00″1703Henry PleasantYXFC
87–0–27860.4A35.06″1732Thomas GardinerYXFC
Source: D Sloman; Bowell CD; N Taylor
Contributed by: David Sloman
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,6,7,81938OakAlfred Bowell6.A8.3
Contributed by: David Sloman
Update log
03/07/20206-8: turning amended(actually 7/16) [Nigel Taylor via 00013887]
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