Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, S Mary
| Place | Great Bedwyn S Mary |
| Unitary authority | Wiltshire |
| Lieutenancy area | Wiltshire |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Wiltshire |
| Dove tower ID | 13806 |
| Rings | 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 28 cwt in D♭See below Other bellsSee below |
| Frames | 1See below |
| Grid reference | SU277642 |
| Latitude & longitude | 51.37685, -1.60263View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | SN8 3UF |
| Diocese | Salisbury |
| Church | Church of England |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 12576 |
| URL | http://www.sdgr.org.uk/branches/marlborough/tower-100 |
| Affiliation | Salisbury Diocesan Guild |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard listed 22 performances here, of which 3 were peals and none were in the last two years |
Ring of 6, tenor 28 cwt in D♭
| Bells | 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 28 cwt (~3140 lb or ~1420 kg) in D♭ (566.5 Hz) |
| Overhauled | 2023 by Whites of Appleton 5th bell welded. Overhaul of other fittings at same time. |
| Peals | View 9 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6½ cwt | 935.5 | B♭ | 33.88″ | 1671 | Henry II Knight | R | FC | |||
| 2 | 8 cwt | 852.0 | A♭ | 36.25″ | 1671 | Henry II Knight | R | FC | |||
| 3 | 10 cwt | 774.0 | G♭ | 38.75″ | 1671 | Henry II Knight | R | FC | |||
| 4 | 13 cwt | 726.0 | F | 41.63″ | 1671 | Henry II Knight | R | FC | |||
| 5 | 15–3–13 | 637.0 | E♭ | 47.50″ | 1656† | William III Purdue & Nathaniel Bolter | R | FC | |||
| 6 | 28 cwt | 566.5 | D♭ | 52.75″ | 1623† | John Wallis | R | FC |
Other bells
| Bells | Edit details |
| Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanctus | ½ cwt | 2620.5 | E | 13.88″ | 1741 | John Cor | Y |
Details of frame
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,2,3,4,5,6,Sanctus | 1853 | Timber |
Update log
| 27/04/2023 | Overhaul added; 5: welded [Whites of Appleton website, recent projects, confirmed by Mark Walker, Whites of Appleton] |
| 01/12/2022 | 5: weight amended [Charlotte Membury, Whites of Appleton] |
| 22/09/2022 | 5: welded added [Mark Walker (Whites of Appleton)] |
| 01/09/2022 | 5: weight amended after weld-repair, prior to tuning. [Whites of Appleton via Mark Walker] |
| 07/06/2022 | New project added: 5th bell removed for welding, overhaul of other fittings taking place at same time [Mark Walker] |
| 17/04/2019 | 5th bell is broken [TimJ (info: Dave Kelly) via e-mail] |
| 17/04/2019 | 5: broken [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |