Boddington, Gloucestershire, S Mary Magd
| Place | Boddington S Mary Magd |
| Lieutenancy area | Gloucestershire |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Gloucestershire |
| Dove tower ID | 13791 |
| Rings | 3 U/R (full-circle ring), tenor 8¾ cwt in ASee below |
| Frames | 1See below |
| Grid reference | SO894251 |
| Latitude & longitude | 51.92517, -2.15513View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | GL51 0TJ |
| Diocese | Gloucester |
| Church | Church of England |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 5680 |
| Also | Toilet |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard listed no performances here |
Ring of 3, tenor 8¾ cwt in A
| Bells | 3 U/R (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 8¾ cwt (~980 lb or ~440 kg) in A (869.0 Hz) |
| Also | Ground floor ringing chamber |
| Additional information | Unringable Tuning: 1,2♭,3 of 3 |
| Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5¼ cwt | 1086.5 | C♯ | 30.00″ | 1865 | John Warner & Sons | Y | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 7¼ cwt | 930.5 | B♭ | 33.75″ | c1410† | Worcester foundry | Y | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 8¾ cwt | 869.0 | A | 37.25″ | c1450† | Robert Hendley | Y | N | FC |
Details of frame
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,2,3 | c1799 | Oak | 5.L | 3.1 |
Notes
[1]Reason for being unringable
The installation of a toilet at base of the tower occupied most of the area once used as the ringing chamber. The bells have been re-roped for chiming only such that all three ropes fall together in one corner of the tower. [ex inf Malcolm Taylor]
Published: 18/06/2023
Update log
| 06/02/2023 | Note regarding reason for being unringable added [Malcolm Taylor] |
| 27/03/2020 | fr1: truss added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 22/03/2020 | Indication of available toilet facility added [TimJ (#270) via e-mail] |