Steppingley, Bedfordshire, S Lawrence
| Place | Steppingley S Lawrence |
| Unitary authority | Central Bedfordshire |
| Lieutenancy area | Bedfordshire |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Bedfordshire |
| Dove tower ID | 13825 |
| Rings | 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 6–0–11 in B♭See below |
| Frames | 2See below |
| Grid reference | TL011354 |
| Latitude & longitude | 52.00805, -0.52796View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | MK45 5AU |
| Diocese | St Albans |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | II by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 11402 |
| Affiliation | Bedfordshire Association |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise |
| Peal boards | No 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 6, tenor 6–0–11 in B♭
| Bells | 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 6–0–11 (683 lb or 310 kg) in B♭ (941.4 Hz) |
| Projects & overhauls | |
| Tuned | 2020 |
| Peals | View 3 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2–0–23 | 1579.0 | G | 22.00″ | 1974 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 [1] | 2–1–12 | 1409.2 | F | 22.94″ | 1915 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 3–0–17 | 1258.8 | E♭ | 24.81″ | 1660 | Christopher Graye | Y | Y | FC | ||
| 4 | 3–3–2 | 1180.6 | D | 27.25″ | 1807 | Robert Taylor | Y | Y | FC | ||
| 5 | 4–1–14 | 1054.2 | C | 29.38″ | 1814 | Robert Taylor | Y | Y | FC | ||
| 6 | 6–0–11 | 941.4 | B♭ | 33.00″ | 1807 | Robert Taylor | R | Y | FC |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1, 4, 5, 6 | c1860 | Oak | (unidentified) | 5.A | 4 | ||
| – 1.1 | 2, 3 | 2020 | Steel | TLB Services | 8.1.B.a | 2.X1 |
Notes
[1]Bell 2/6 origin
Bell 2/6 was previously bell 1/8 in the chime at Harrogate, S Mary, Yorkshire.
Published: 05/02/2024; updated: 24/11/2025
Update log
| 16/06/2020 | fr1A: layout amended [Chris Pickford via e-mail] |
| 21/02/2020 | 1,2: frameid added; 3: frameid amended; fr1A: details added; [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 21/02/2020 | fr1: truss,layout added,material amended; [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 21/02/2020 | 1-6: turning added; 6: canon info amended [Matthew Higby via e-mail] |
| 15/02/2020 | Now augmented to 6 and test rung [TimJ(#265 info Tom Blyth) via e-mail] |
| 15/02/2020 | 1,2: canon info added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 08/02/2020 | Tenor wt amended; tuning and roping now standard [TimJ (#264) via e-mail] |
| 08/02/2020 | Nu1,Nu2: details added; 1-4: wt,nominal,diam amended; [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 08/02/2020 | 1-3: note amended [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 24/11/2019 | Being rehung and augmented to 6 [TimJ (#254 info D Kelly) via e-mail] |