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Horley, Surrey, S Bartholomew
Place Horley
S Bartholomew
Lieutenancy area Surrey
Country England
Historic county Surrey
Dove tower ID 13647
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 11–3–24 in F♯See below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference TQ276427
Latitude & longitude 51.16984, -0.17597View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode RH6 8AD
Diocese Southwark
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 12955
Also Toilet
URL http://towers.surreybellringers.org.uk/pages/horley-st-bartholomew
Affiliations East Grinstead and District Guild
Surrey Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 67 performances here, of which 12 were peals and 2 were in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 11–3–24 in F♯
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 11–3–24 (1340 lb or 608 kg) in F♯ (740.0 Hz)
Practices Wed (1st, 3rd)
Projects & overhauls
1970 (major overhaul)
1812 by Thomas II Mears (ring created)
Ring installed
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Peals View 92 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–0–221492.5F♯26.50″1927Mears & StainbankFNFC
24–2–161396.5E♯27.00″1927Mears & StainbankFNFC
35–1–271245.0D♯29.25″1812Thomas II MearsRNFC
45–2–41115.5C♯30.75″1812Thomas II MearsRNFC
56–1–20992.0B33.00″1812Thomas II MearsRNFC
67–1–14928.0A♯34.75″1812Thomas II MearsRNFC
78–3–22836.0G♯37.50″1812Thomas II MearsRNFC
811–3–24740.0F♯41.50″1812Thomas II MearsRNFC
Source: twr website; Stahlschmidt; Chris Pickford; Bill Hibbert(PGD)
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
1 [1]1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8c1839Timber? Thomas II Mears6.A~ 8.3
Notes

[1]Frame details

Fr1: Frame layout is type 8.3 with pits C&G rotated 90 degrees.

Fr1 date: This was identified through dendrochronology using the North east truss head which has bark. It plots out 1786 - c.1832. Last few rings are soiled and damaged.

Published: 28/08/2025

Update log
28/08/20251-8: canon, turning added; frame added; note added [Kye L Leaver, personal visit (27/08/2025) via #009105]
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