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Benington, Hertfordshire, S Peter
PlaceBenington
S Peter
Lieutenancy areaHertfordshire
CountryEngland
Historic countyHertfordshire
Dove tower ID13604
Rings8 (full-circle ring), tenor 12 cwt in F♯See below
Frames1See below
Grid referenceTL296235
Latitude & longitude51.89551, -0.11691View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & longNo optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
PostcodeSG2 7BS
DioceseSt Albans
Church groupChurch of England
Listed gradeI by Historic England
Church heritage record11342
AlsoToilet
URLhttps://www.hcacr.org/tower-13604
AffiliationHertford County Association
PerformancesSearch for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 437 performances here, of which 67 were peals and 34 were in the last two years
Peal boardsNo 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 8, tenor 12 cwt in F♯
Bells8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor12 cwt (~1300 lb or ~600 kg) in F♯ (743.0 Hz)
PracticesMon
PealsView 176 peals in the Felstead Database
Additional informationEllacombe apparatus
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–3–151504.5F♯27.37″1853Charles & George MearsFC
25–0–41425.5E♯28.12″1853Charles & George MearsFC
35¼ cwt1264.0D♯30.00″1792John BriantFC
45–1–201138.5C♯30.88″1853Charles & George MearsFC
55–2–231003.5B31.50″1955Mears & StainbankFC
67 cwt935.5A♯34.00″1777Pack & ChapmanFC
79 cwt824.0G♯36.67″1696(unidentified)FC
812 cwt743.0F♯41.50″1721John WaylettFC
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8Timber
Update log
27/01/2025HCACR URL amended [Lucas Williams, HCACR Web Master]
14/09/20225: weight amended [Whitechapel records via David Sloman]
30/01/2022Ellacombe added; 1-8: nominal added [Recordings by Euan Thomas analyzed by Luca Greenslade]
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