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 Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers |
Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
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 |
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 |
Overhauled | 2020 by Nicholson Engineering Ltd Clean frame and conserve as necessary (bells removed) |
Peals | View 8 peals in the Felstead Database |
Also | Ground floor ringing chamber |
Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2–1–6 | 1580.0 | G | 22.00″ | 1926 | Gillett & Johnston | F | FC | |||
2 | 2–3–12 | 1424.0 | F | 24.13″ | 1926 | Gillett & Johnston | F | FC | |||
3 | 3–2–8 | 1264.0 | E♭ | 26.00″ | 1926 | Gillett & Johnston | F | FC | |||
4 | 3–3–16 | 1184.0 | D | 27.00″ | 1926 | Gillett & Johnston | F | FC | |||
5 | 5–0–17 | 1068.0 | C | 29.88″ | 1926 | Gillett & Johnston | F | FC | |||
6 | 7–0–16 | 948.0 | B♭ | 33.50″ | 1926 | Gillett & Johnston | F | FC |
Details of frames
Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 5,6 | 1926 | Cast iron | Gillett & Johnston | 8.3.D | 2.X1 | ||
2 | 3,4 | 1926 | Cast iron | Gillett & Johnston | 8.3.D | 2.X1 | ||
1 | 1,2 | 1926 | Cast iron | Gillett & Johnston | 8.3.D | 2.X1 |
Notes
[1]Frame details
Frame is the three-tier equivalent of truss type 8.3.D.a: bottom tier: 8.3.C.e; middle tier: 8.3.C.e; top tier: 8.3.A.m
Published: 23/12/2023
Update log
15/10/2024 | PN added [Garry Hodges, local ringer via #007569] |
23/12/2023 | Fr1, Fr2, Fr3: truss amended [Revised interpretation of information taken from G&J photo of the bells in the works in 1926 (part of CJP presentation on Cornwall bells)] |
17/12/2023 | Fr1,Fr2,Fr3: material amended, truss and layout added [G&J photo of the bells in the works (1926). Additional info provided by Andrew Nicholson via Frame Backlog] |
27/09/2021 | Soundproofing work now completed [David Ralls] |
11/08/2021 | Ringing suspended temporarily until soundproofing work carried out [David Ralls via Email] |
01/04/2021 | Restoration completed. [Advised at Truro DG event via Dickon Love] |
06/12/2020 | Nicholson’s part of this project has been completed and the bells individually test rung [Andrew Nicholson] |
24/11/2019 | Restoration work in progress (until about May 2020) [TimJ (#254 info P Tremain) via e-mail] |