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Amesbury, Wiltshire, S Mary & S Melor
Place Amesbury
S Mary & S Melor
Unitary authority Wiltshire
Lieutenancy area Wiltshire
Country England
Historic county Wiltshire
Dove tower ID 13162
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 18–1–9 in E♭See below
Other bells, tenor in A♭See below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference SU151414
Latitude & longitude 51.17191, -1.78428View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode SP4 7EU
Diocese Salisbury
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 12362
URL http://www.sdgr.org.uk/branches/salisbury/tower-5
Affiliation Salisbury Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 23 performances here, of which 8 were peals and 1 was in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 18–1–9 in E♭
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 18–1–9 (2053 lb or 931 kg) in E♭ (606.5 Hz)
Practices Mon
Projects & overhauls
1999 by Nicholson Engineering Ltd (major overhaul)
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Tuned 1999
Peals View 26 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
15–0–11213.0E♭28.63″1945John Taylor & CoF8FC
25–1–51136.0D29.63″1945John Taylor & CoF8FC
36–1–41012.0C31.25″1619John WallisY8FC
46–2–23909.2B♭33.50″[1728–1741]†? John CorR8FC
58–0–6808.0A♭36.50″1728†John CorR8FC
69–1–7757.7G38.38″1801James WellsR8FC
714–3–13681.9F44.88″1619John WallisY8FC
818–1–9606.5E♭48.88″1881John Warner & SonsR8FC
Source: GAD; RW2000/444; P Denton; A Bull; A Higson; CBC; TimJ(AN;CJP); M Higby; N Taylor
Contributed by: George Dawson
Other bells, tenor in A♭
Bells Edit details
Tenor note in A♭ (816.5 Hz)
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Sanctus816.5A♭11.75″c1600Unidentified (blank)YNS
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
9SanctusTimber21
11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 81905OakGeorge Day & Sons8.3
Contributed by: Tim Jackson
Update log
12/11/2025Sanctus: nominal deleted, hum added, note, diameter, founder amended, date, hanging added [Neil Skelton, from personal visit. Recorded by Tim Jackson and analysed by Nick Bowden (2017)]
02/12/2024Frame Fr9 added [Neil Skelton, from personal visit via REMRKS497]
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