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 |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | PL26 6EY |
| Diocese | Truro |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 13643 |
| Affiliation | Truro Diocesan Guild |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise |
| Peal boards | No peal boards have been uploaded to BellBoard yet The Central Council is collecting photographs of all peal boards, and curating and uploading them to BellBoard. This includes material from earlier systems found here. |
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 |
| Peals | View 8 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Also | Ground floor ringing chamber |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | 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 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
| 15/10/2024 | PN added [Garry Hodges, local ringer via #007569] |
| 23/12/2023 | Frames 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)] |
| 17/12/2023 | Frames 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] |
| 27/09/2021 | 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] |