Caversfield, Oxfordshire, S Laurence
Place | Caversfield S Laurence |
Lieutenancy area | Oxfordshire |
Country | England |
Historic county | Oxfordshire |
Dove tower ID | 12941 |
Rings | 5 (full-circle ring), tenor 4–3–16 in D♭See below Display bellsSee below |
Frames | 1See below |
Grid reference | SP580251 |
Latitude & longitude | 51.92229, -1.15720View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers |
Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
Postcode | OX27 8TQ |
Diocese | Oxford |
Church | Church of England |
Listed grade | II* by Historic England |
Church heritage record | 9292 |
URL | https://bicester.odg.org.uk/wordpress/index.php/towers/caversfield/ |
Affiliation | Oxford Diocesan Guild |
Performances | Search for performances on BellBoard |
Ring of 5, tenor 4–3–16 in D♭
Bells | 5 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
Tenor | 4–3–16 (548 lb or 249 kg) in D♭ (1129.5 Hz) |
Practices | Tue |
Peals | View 16 peals in the Felstead Database |
Also | Ground floor ringing chamber |
Additional information | Tues PN: Shared with Bicester (check with contact) |
Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2–1–13 | 1697.5 | A♭ | 22.00″ | 1949 | Mears & Stainbank | D | N | FC | ||
2 | 2–1–20 | 1508.0 | G♭ | 23.00″ | 1949 | Mears & Stainbank | D | N | FC | ||
3 | 2–3–4 | 1408.0 | F | 23.50″ | 1927 | Mears & Stainbank | D | N | FC | ||
4 | 4–0–18 | 1267.0 | E♭ | 26.75″ | 1876 | John Taylor & Co | Y | N | FC | ||
5 | 4–3–16 | 1129.5 | D♭ | 29.50″ | 1874 | John Taylor & Co | Y | N | FC |
Display bells
Bells | Edit details |
Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unused | 1–3–24 | A♭ | 20.38″ | c1218† | (unidentified) | Y | S |
Details of frame
Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1,2,3,4,5 of 5 | Timber | 5.L | 5.4 |
Update log
04/12/2023 | Fr1: material added [Bill Hibbert, from personal visit] |
29/11/2023 | Fr1 added; 1-5: nominal, turning added; 1-2: canons added [Bells visited 28/11/2023 via Bill Hibbert #005978] |
23/01/2023 | 1: weight amended [Whitechapel records via David Sloman #004462] |
15/08/2022 | PN added [Tower Captain- Steve Walker] |
10/02/2021 | Display bell cast year marked as approx. The man who gave it was dead by 1218. [Sharpe's Oxon, pp 74-8 via Richard Smith] |