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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 Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 6766
Also Toilet
Affiliation Leicester 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 8–2–7 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 & events 1List
Peals No peals listed in the Felstead Database
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
Additional information New entry since last printed edition
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–2–181328.0E27.40″2019John Taylor & CoFNFC
24–3–111185.4D29.50″1866John Taylor & CoRYFC
35–0–91056.1C30.30″1907John Warner & SonsRYFC
46–1–20995.0B32.13″1939John Taylor & CoFNFC
57–2–23886.5A34.50″1939John Taylor & CoFNFC
68–2–7790.0G38.00″1757Thomas I HedderlyRFC
Source: GAD; A Higson; M Chester(P Kibblewhite); D Kelly; P Mason(JT); TimJ(#251/261/275)
Contributed by: George Dawson
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
14,5,61939Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.A.h3.1
– 1.11,2,32019Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.A.h3
Contributed by: Tim Jackson
Update log
14/04/20201-5: turning added; 2,3: canon info added [D Paul Mason via 00013679]
14/04/20201-3: frameid added; fr1A: details added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
24/01/20201: wt,nominal,diam added; 3: diam amended; [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
24/01/20202,3: wt,nominal amended [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
21/12/2019Augmentation to 6 completed and roping no longer linear [TimJ (#258 per D Kelly) via e-mail]
31/10/2019fr1: material amended [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
24/07/2019Nu2,Nu3: details added [David Kelly via e-mail]
18/01/2019Proposal to augment > 6 noted [Keltek RW2019/55 via e-mail]
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