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Hagley, Worcestershire, S John Bapt
Place Hagley
S John Bapt
Lieutenancy area Worcestershire
Country England
Historic county Worcestershire
Dove tower ID 13672
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 7–3–12 in F♯See below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference SO920807
Latitude & longitude 52.42475, -2.11813View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode DY9 9LG
Diocese Worcester
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Church heritage record 14654
URL http://www.wdcra.org.uk/hagley.htm
Affiliation Worcestershire and Districts Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 36 performances here, of which 15 were peals and 2 were in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 7–3–12 in F♯
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 7–3–12 (880 lb or 399 kg) in F♯ (742.0 Hz)
Practices Wed
Overhauled
2022 by John Taylor & Co
All eight clappers and crown staples were returned to Loughborough for re-profiling; complete restoration of the bushes, joint pins and crown staples
1993 by Arthur C Berry
Canons removed, bells tuned and rehung with new fittings in a new cast iron frame
Tuned 1993
Peals View 106 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13–1–181487.0F♯24.38″1885Mears & StainbankR4FC
23–2–01404.0E♯25.50″1885Mears & StainbankR4FC
34–0–41239.0D♯27.00″1885Mears & StainbankR4FC
44–2–81114.0C♯29.00″1885Mears & StainbankR4FC
55–0–6939.0B30.50″1885Mears & StainbankR4FC
65–3–0936.0A♯32.00″1885Mears & StainbankR4FC
76–0–14835.0G♯34.25″1885Mears & StainbankR4FC
87–3–12742.0F♯37.63″1885Mears & StainbankR4FC
Source: GAD; Dove tenor wt; A Higson; C Pickford; D Sloman; TimJ
Contributed by: George Dawson
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
2 [1]3,5,71993Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.A.h3.X
11,2,4,6,81993Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.C.e5.12 R
Contributed by: Chris Pickford
Notes

[1]Frame layout

Frame Fr2 Layout is Pits A,E,F of Layout 6.1

Published: 21/05/2025

Update log
21/05/20251993 overhaul, tuning year added, Fr1, Fr2: truss, layout added; 1-8: turning added [Chris Pickford, from personal visit and from local knowledge]
25/03/2022Project completed [David Potter]
10/02/2022New project added re restoration of clappers [David Potter]
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