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 Google Map or OpenStreetMapList 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) |
| 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 |
| Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 cwt | 1048.0 | D♭ | 32.25″ | 1610† | Hugh I Watts | Y | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 6¾ cwt | 962.0 | C♭ | 34.75″ | 1610† | Hugh I Watts | Y | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 8 cwt | 889.5 | B♭ | 35.75″ | 1610† | Hugh I Watts | Y | N | FC | ||
| 4 | 10½ cwt | 808.5 | A♭ | 40.00″ | 1610† | Hugh I Watts | Y | N | FC | ||
| 5 | 15 cwt | 679.5 | F | 43.75″ | 1610† | Hugh I Watts | Y | N | FC |
Details of frame
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,2,3,4,5 | c1610 | Oak | 5.3 |
Update log
| 06/03/2021 | Noting tuning approximation: roughly diatonic 5 but with a flat tenor [Re-analysis of the nominals (originally provided by Nick Bowden)] |
| 15/06/2020 | 1-5: frameid,turning added; frame: details added [Chris Pickford via 00013818] |