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Lytchett Matravers, Dorset, S Mary V
Place Lytchett Matravers
S Mary V
Unitary authority Dorset
Lieutenancy area Dorset
Country England
Historic county Dorset
Dove tower ID 14010
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 7–3–14 in B♭See below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference SY935961
Latitude & longitude 50.76503, -2.09240View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode BH16 6BS
Diocese Salisbury
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 12278
Also Toilet
URL http://www.sdgr.org.uk/branches/east-dorset/tower-141
Affiliation Salisbury Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 131 performances here, of which 29 were peals and 25 were in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 7–3–14 in B♭
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 7–3–14 (882 lb or 400 kg) in B♭ (923.5 Hz)
Practices Fri 17:00
Projects & overhauls
2019 by John Taylor & Co (major overhaul)
New clappers, etc; turned; wheels refurbished
2016 by Whites of Appleton (major overhaul)
Pulleys;bearings;clapper overhaul (info: D Phipps, Capt)
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Peals View 60 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13–0–81539.5G23.60″1931Mears & StainbankF4FC
23–2–61384.0F25.80″1931Mears & StainbankF4FC
34–2–51233.5E♭27.90″1931Mears & StainbankF4FC
45–0–201160.0D29.00″c1400†Salisbury foundryY8FC
56–2–251043.0C32.10″1616John WallisY8FC
67–3–14923.5B♭34.70″1684†John I TosierY8FC
Source: C Dalton(Dorset); CBC; D Sloman; J Pease(S Adams); TimJ(REMRKS259/261)
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
221931Cast ironMears & Stainbank8.3.A
11,3,4,5,61931Cast ironMears & Stainbank8.3.A.h5.1
Contributed by: Tim Jackson
Update log
24/10/2021PN time amended [Jack Pease, Branch Ringing Master, and the 2021-2022 SDGR handbook]
24/01/2020Tenor wt amended (was 7-3-6) [TimJ (#261 info P Mason JTco) via e-mail]
24/01/20202,4,5,6: wt amended; 1,2,3,5,6: diam amended [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
11/01/2020fr1,fr2: material amended,truss added; fr1: layout added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
06/01/20201-6; wt,turning amended [Jack Pease via e-mail]
28/11/2019Restoration work completed and bells test rung [Jack Pease via e-mail]
16/08/2019Bells undergoing major restoration till ~mid November [Jack Pease via e-mail]
24/07/2019Clapper of 5 fell out, breaking slider (will await restn) [Jack Pease via e-mail]
16/06/2019Indication of available toilet facility added [TimJ (REMRKS 244) via e-mail]
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