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Horley, Surrey, S Bartholomew
PlaceHorley
S Bartholomew
Lieutenancy areaSurrey
CountryEngland
Historic countySurrey
Dove tower ID13647
Rings8 (full-circle ring), tenor 11–3–24 in F♯See below
Frames1See below
Grid referenceTQ276427
Latitude & longitude51.16984, -0.17597View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & longNo optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
PostcodeRH6 8AD
DioceseSouthwark
Church groupChurch of England
Listed gradeI by Historic England
Church heritage record12955
AlsoToilet
URLhttp://towers.surreybellringers.org.uk/pages/horley-st-bartholomew
AffiliationsEast Grinstead and District Guild
Surrey Association
PerformancesSearch for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 77 performances here, of which 14 were peals and 4 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 11–3–24 in F♯
Bells8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor11–3–24 (1340 lb or 608 kg) in F♯ (740.0 Hz)
PracticesTue 13:30
Projects & overhauls
1970 (major overhaul)
1812 by Thomas II Mears (ring created)
Ring installed
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PealsView 92 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
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
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
01/10/2026Practice amended [Kye L Leaver via #011146]
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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