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Compton Dando, Somerset, Blessed Virgin Mary
Place Compton Dando
Blessed Virgin Mary
Unitary authority Bath and North East Somerset
Lieutenancy area Somerset
Country England
Historic county Somerset
Dove tower ID 13104
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 14½ cwt in FSee below
Other bellsSee below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference ST645646
Latitude & longitude 51.37981, -2.51070View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode BS39 4LB
Diocese Bath and Wells
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Church heritage record 391
URL https://bath-wells.org/tower/compton-dando-blessed-virgin-mary/
Affiliation Bath and Wells Diocesan Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 64 performances here, of which 8 were peals and 3 were in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 14½ cwt in F
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 14½ cwt (~1620 lb or ~740 kg) in F (714.0 Hz)
Practices Mon (not always: check)
Overhauled
2024 by Matthew Higby & Co
Cast-in crown staples removed; clappers and pulley assemblies overhauled; 4th bell one eighth turned and rehung on a new headstock
1930 by John Taylor & Co
Peals View 35 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
15–2–81204.5D29.00″1930John Taylor & CoFNFC
25½ cwt1073.0C30.75″1617Roger I PurdueR8FC
35¾ cwt959.0B♭32.00″1617Roger I PurdueR8FC
47½ cwt898.0A35.00″c1450†? Bristol foundryY8FC
511 cwt788.5G39.50″1618Roger I PurdueR8FC
614½ cwt714.0F43.00″1618Roger I PurdueR8FC
Source: M Smith; DK; CBC; Dove tenor wt; ADH; P Denton; R Backhurst
Contributed by: Martin Smith
Other bells
Bells Edit details
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Sanctus¾ cwt12.00″1655†I F (? John Fathers)Y
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
2Sanctus
11,2,3,4,5,61930Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.C6.1
Update log
04/05/2024Project completed; 4: turning amended [Matthew Higby #006920]
17/02/20244: turning amended [Bell Founders' page via James Hedgcock #006501]
16/02/2024New project added [Matthew Higby]
31/07/20231-6: turning added, Sanctus approx. wt added. [Reports on the bells and frame by Nicholsons 19 Nov 2021 via CBC]
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