Thornton, Leicestershire, S Peter
| Place | Thornton S Peter |
| Lieutenancy area | Leicestershire |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Leicestershire |
| Dove tower ID | 13347 |
| Rings | 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 8–2–7 in GSee below |
| Frames | 2See below |
| Grid reference | SK468076 |
| Latitude & longitude | 52.66467, -1.30916View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | LE67 1AA |
| Diocese | Leicester |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 6766 |
| Also | Toilet |
| Affiliation | Leicester Diocesan Guild |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise As of last night, BellBoard listed 2 performances here, of which none were peals and 1 was in the last two years |
| 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 8–2–7 in G
| Bells | 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 8–2–7 (959 lb or 435 kg) in G (790.0 Hz) |
| Practices | Mon |
| Projects & overhauls | 2019 by John Taylor & Co Augmented to 6 using 2 ex Keltek and one newly cast |
| Peals | No peals listed in the Felstead Database |
| Also | Ground floor ringing chamber |
| Additional information | New entry since last printed edition |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4–2–18 | 1328.0 | E | 27.40″ | 2019 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 4–3–11 | 1185.4 | D | 29.50″ | 1866 | John Taylor & Co | R | Y | FC | ||
| 3 [1] | 5–0–9 | 1056.1 | C | 30.30″ | 1907 | John Warner & Sons | R | Y | FC | ||
| 4 | 6–1–20 | 995.0 | B | 32.13″ | 1939 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 5 | 7–2–23 | 886.5 | A | 34.50″ | 1939 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 6 | 8–2–7 | 790.0 | G | 38.00″ | 1757 | Thomas I Hedderly | R | FC |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4, 5, 6 | 1939 | Cast iron | John Taylor & Co | 8.3.A.h | 3.1 | ||
| – 1.1 | 1, 2, 3 | 2019 | Cast iron | John Taylor & Co | 8.3.A.h | 3 |
Notes
[1]Origin of the bell
Transferred from St Paul, Widnes (former 5th of 8).
Published: 12/01/2026
Update log
| 12/01/2026 | Origin of 3rd noted. |
| 14/04/2020 | 1-5: turning added; 2,3: canon info added [D Paul Mason via 00013679] |
| 14/04/2020 | 1-3: frameid added; fr1A: details added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 24/01/2020 | 1: wt,nominal,diam added; 3: diam amended; [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 24/01/2020 | 2,3: wt,nominal amended [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 21/12/2019 | Augmentation to 6 completed and roping no longer linear [TimJ (#258 per D Kelly) via e-mail] |
| 31/10/2019 | fr1: material amended [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 24/07/2019 | Nu2,Nu3: details added [David Kelly via e-mail] |
| 18/01/2019 | Proposal to augment > 6 noted [Keltek RW2019/55 via e-mail] |