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Corsham, Wiltshire, S Bartholomew
PlaceCorsham
S Bartholomew
Unitary authorityWiltshire
Lieutenancy areaWiltshire
CountryEngland
Historic countyWiltshire
Dove tower ID13939
Rings6 (full-circle ring), tenor 23½ cwt in DSee below
Frames1See below
Grid referenceST874705
Latitude & longitude51.43374, -2.18231View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & longNo optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
PostcodeSN13 0BY
DioceseBristol
Church groupChurch of England
Listed gradeI by Historic England
Church heritage record1434
AlsoToilet
AffiliationGloucester and Bristol Diocesan Association
PerformancesSearch for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 55 performances here, of which 3 were peals and 9 were in the last two years
Peal boardsNo 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 23½ cwt in D
Bells6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor23½ cwt (~2630 lb or ~1190 kg) in D (583.0 Hz)
PracticesWed (exc 1st)
PealsView 3 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
17 cwt992.0B34.00″1758Thomas I BilbieYFC
28½ cwt878.0A37.00″1902Thomas BlackbournDFC
310 cwt761.0G39.25″1758Thomas I BilbieYFC
413 cwt721.0F♯40.50″1758Thomas I BilbieYFC
517 cwt639.0E46.00″1902Thomas BlackbournDFC
623½ cwt583.0D52.00″1757Thomas I BilbieRFC
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 61902Cast ironThomas Blackbourn8.3.A.g6.1
Update log
06/05/2026Fr1: truss, layout amended [Malcolm Taylor, citing John Stott, tower captain]
30/09/2024Frame Fr1 added [Jack Pease from the Christopher Dalton papers]
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