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Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire, S Mary V
Place Marston Moretaine
S Mary V
or Marston Moreteyne
Unitary authority Central Bedfordshire
Lieutenancy area Bedfordshire
Country England
Historic county Bedfordshire
Dove tower ID 13387
Rings 5 U/R (full-circle ring), tenor 15 cwt in FSee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference SP996411
Latitude & longitude 52.06008, -0.54838View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode MK43 0NR
Diocese St Albans
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 11469
Affiliation Bedfordshire Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 1 performance here, of which none were peals and none were in the last two years
Ring of 5, tenor 15 cwt in F
Bells 5 U/R (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 15 cwt (~1680 lb or ~760 kg) in F (679.5 Hz)
Projects & overhauls
1610 by Hugh I Watts (ring created)
Ring installed
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Peals No peals listed in the Felstead Database
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
Additional information One bell (or more) cracked or broken
Unringable
Anticlockwise
Ropes fall in sequence: 1,2,3,5,4
Detached tower
Tuning: (approx) 1-4,6 of 12
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
16 cwt1048.0D♭32.25″1610†Hugh I WattsYNFC
26¾ cwt962.0C♭34.75″1610†Hugh I WattsYNFC
38 cwt889.5B♭35.75″1610†Hugh I WattsYNFC
410½ cwt808.5A♭40.00″1610†Hugh I WattsYNFC
515 cwt679.5F43.75″1610†Hugh I WattsYNFC
Source: C Pickford; CBC; Dove tenor wt; TCJ(IS,NB); B Hibbert
Contributed by: Chris Pickford
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5c1610Oak5.3
Contributed by: Chris Pickford
Update log
06/03/2021Noting tuning approximation: roughly diatonic 5 but with a flat tenor [Re-analysis of the nominals (originally provided by Nick Bowden)]
15/06/20201-5: frameid,turning added; frame: details added [Chris Pickford via 00013818]
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