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Car Colston, Nottinghamshire, S Mary
Place Car Colston
S Mary
Lieutenancy area Nottinghamshire
Country England
Historic county Nottinghamshire
Dove tower ID 13159
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 8–1–15 in ASee below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference SK720430
Latitude & longitude 52.97984, -0.92821View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode NG13 8JG
Diocese Southwell and Nottingham
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 13340
Also Toilet
Affiliation Southwell and Nottingham Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 2 performances here, of which none were peals and 1 was in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 8–1–15 in A
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 8–1–15 (939 lb or 426 kg) in A (857.5 Hz)
Overhauled
2023 by John Taylor & Co
Unringable four conserved, restored for full-circle ringing, and augmented to six using two stock bells (the treble being a gift from the Keltek Trust); existing front three tuned to match mediaeval tenor; new fittings provided for all six bells plus extension bell frame
Tuned 2023
Peals No peals listed in the Felstead Database
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
Additional information Anticlockwise
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
12–1–191436.5F♯22.75″2018John Taylor & CoFNFC
23–1–131278.5E25.00″2019John Taylor & CoFNFC
33–2–31138.5D27.38″1633George I OldfieldY8FC
44–1–181068.0C♯29.13″[1620–1678]George I OldfieldY8FC
56–3–16955.0B33.00″1872John Taylor & CoY8FC
68–1–15857.5A36.00″c1480†Richard MelloursY8FC
Source: GAD(CB Notts); D Sloman
Contributed by: George Dawson
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
1 [1]3,4,5,6Timber6.A & 6.B4.1 ➔ 6.16 R
– 1.11,22023SteelJohn Taylor & Co8.1.B.a2.X1
Contributed by: David Sloman
Notes

[1]Frame Fr1 trusses

Frame Fr1 Trusses are Truss Type 6.B on the outer trusses and Truss Type 6.A on the inner trusses.

Published: 01/12/2024

Update log
13/01/20244: cast year added [See CB Notts, Dawson via Tim Jackson]
21/08/20231-4,6: weight amended [JT & Co via Andrew Ogden #005506]
14/08/2023Toilet, tuning year added; frame Fr1: truss, resultant layout added; frame Fr1.1 added; 1-2: weight, nominal, diameter, canons added; 3-6: nominal, turning amended [Tim Jackson from personal visit. Weights estimated by David Kelly, Keltek Trust. Recorded and analysed by David Kelly]
26/06/20231-2: date, founder added; 1-6: turning added [Susan Radford, tower captain. Additional information provided by David Kelly, Keltek Trust]
17/06/20231-2: hanging added [Tim Jackson]
12/05/2023Noted as anticlockwise [Jonathan Dickenson #005027]
11/05/2023Two new bells added, awaiting details [Tim Jackson]
08/05/2023Project completed [David Potter #004999]
20/01/2023Bells to be rehung for full circle ringing and augmented to six. Frame to be extended [John Taylor & Co via David Potter #004451]
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