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High Bickington, Devon, S Mary
Place High Bickington
S Mary
Lieutenancy area Devon
Country England
Historic county Devon
Dove tower ID 13809
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 9–1–25 in A♭See below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference SS599205
Latitude & longitude 50.96701, -3.99649View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode EX37 9AZ
Diocese Exeter
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 5211
Also Toilet
Affiliation Devon Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 15 performances here, of which 3 were peals and 2 were in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 9–1–25 in A♭
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 9–1–25 (1061 lb or 481 kg) in A♭ (831.0 Hz)
Overhauled
2015 by Nicholson Engineering Ltd
Bells (and frame) completely refurbished
Peals View 11 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13–3–121665.0A♭25.00″1911John Taylor & CoFFC
23–2–01569.5G24.75″1827Thomas II MearsRFC
33–3–41394.5F26.00″1753William EvansRFC
44–1–91254.0E♭27.88″1753William EvansRFC
54–3–91111.5D♭30.75″1911John Taylor & CoFFC
65–0–41048.0C30.50″1753William EvansRFC
78–0–16936.0B♭33.25″1753William EvansRFC
89–1–25831.0A♭37.50″1911John Taylor & CoFFC
Source: JGMS notes; D Sloman; B Hibbert; J Clarke
Contributed by: [John Scott]
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,6,7,81911Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.C.e8.3
Update log
08/06/2024Toilet added [Brenda Parr on tour in Devon #007079]
17/07/2023GF deleted - no longer ground floor [Andrew Vincent #005367]
27/02/2020Removed: www.highbickingtonchurch.co.uk/bellringers.html [Not found TimJ (#267) via URLbad]
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