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St Ewe, Cornwall, All Saints
Place St Ewe
All Saints
Unitary authority Cornwall
Lieutenancy area Cornwall
Country England
Historic county Cornwall
Dove tower ID 13131
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 7–0–16 in B♭See below
Frames 3See below
Grid reference SW977460
Latitude & longitude 50.27962, -4.83970View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode PL26 6EY
Diocese Truro
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 13643
Affiliation Truro Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 15 performances here, of which 2 were peals and 3 were in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 7–0–16 in B♭
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 7–0–16 (800 lb or 363 kg) in B♭ (948.0 Hz)
Practices Thu 19:00
Projects & overhauls
2020 by Nicholson Engineering Ltd (major overhaul)
Clean frame and conserve as necessary (bells removed)
1926 by Gillett & Johnston (ring created)
Ring installed
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Peals View 8 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
12–1–61580.0G22.00″1926Gillett & JohnstonFFC
22–3–121424.0F24.13″1926Gillett & JohnstonFFC
33–2–81264.0E♭26.00″1926Gillett & JohnstonFFC
43–3–161184.0D27.00″1926Gillett & JohnstonFFC
55–0–171068.0C29.88″1926Gillett & JohnstonFFC
67–0–16948.0B♭33.50″1926Gillett & JohnstonFFC
Source: JGMS/GAD Truro spsht; A Aspland; TimJ(AAJB info)
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
35,61926Cast ironGillett & Johnston8.3.D2.X1
23,41926Cast ironGillett & Johnston8.3.D2.X1
11,21926Cast ironGillett & Johnston8.3.D2.X1
Contributed by: Andrew Aspland
Notes

[1]Frame trusses

Frame is the three-tier equivalent of Truss Type 8.3.D.a: frame Fr1: Truss Type 8.3.C.e; frame Fr2: Truss Type 8.3.C.e; frame Fr3: Truss Type 8.3.A.m

Published: 23/12/2023; updated: 26/12/2024

Update log
15/10/2024PN added [Garry Hodges, local ringer via #007569]
23/12/2023Frames Fr1, Fr2, Fr3: truss amended [Revised interpretation of G&J photo of the bells in the works in 1926 (part of CJP presentation on Cornwall bells)]
17/12/2023Frames Fr1,Fr2,Fr3: material amended, truss and layout added [G&J photo of the bells in the works in 1926. Additional info provided by Andrew Nicholson via Frame Backlog]
27/09/2021Soundproofing work now completed [David Ralls]
11/08/2021Ringing suspended temporarily until soundproofing work carried out [David Ralls via Email]
01/04/2021Restoration completed. [Advised at Truro DG event via Dickon Love]
06/12/2020Nicholson’s part of this project has been completed and the bells individually test rung [Andrew Nicholson]
24/11/2019Restoration work in progress (until about May 2020) [TimJ (#254 info P Tremain) via e-mail]
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