Chideock, Dorset, S Giles
| Place | Chideock S Giles |
| Unitary authority | Dorset |
| Lieutenancy area | Dorset |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Dorset |
| Dove tower ID | 13487 |
| Rings | 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 11–0–24 in F♯See below Other bellsSee below |
| Frames | 1See below |
| Grid reference | SY421928 |
| Latitude & longitude | 50.73256, -2.82128View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | DT6 6RY |
| Diocese | Salisbury |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 12107 |
| URL | http://www.sdgr.org.uk/branches/west-dorset/tower-49 |
| Affiliation | Salisbury Diocesan Guild |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise As of last night, BellBoard listed 32 performances here, of which 2 were peals and none were 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. |
| Biographies | View the biographies of ringers at this tower on the Central Council Ringing History Hub |
Ring of 6, tenor 11–0–24 in F♯
| Bells | 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 11–0–24 (1256 lb or 570 kg) in F♯ (726.0 Hz) |
| Practices | Thu |
| Projects & overhauls | 2012 Augmented from 5 bells |
| Peals | View 3 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Additional information | Anticlockwise |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4–3–26 | 1222.0 | D♯ | 29.63″ | 1837 | Thomas II Mears | R | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 5–0–9 | 1085.0 | C♯ | 30.00″ | 1887 | John Warner & Sons | R | Y | FC | ||
| 3 | 5–0–15 | 969.0 | B | 31.13″ | 1795 | Thomas (Castleman) III Bilbie | Y | Y | FC | ||
| 4 | 5–2–26 | 916.0 | A♯ | 33.25″ | 1887 | John Warner & Sons | R | Y | FC | ||
| 5 | 8–3–16 | 815.5 | G♯ | 36.50″ | 2012 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 6 | 11–0–24 | 726.0 | F♯ | 40.88″ | 1603† | William Warre | Y | N | FC |
Other bells
| Bells | Edit details |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ex5 | 7–3–9 | G♯ | 37.00″ | 1768 | Thomas II Bilbie | Y | Y | U |
Details of frame
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 | 2012 | Cast iron | John Taylor & Co | 8.3.A.h | 6.1 |
Update log
| 29/05/2026 | 2012 augmentation noted [Tim Jackson] |
| 26/12/2022 | Frame Fr1: material amended [Andrew Higson via Frame backlog] |