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Beedon, Berkshire, S Nicholas
Place Beedon
S Nicholas
Unitary authority West Berkshire
Lieutenancy area Berkshire
Country England
Historic county Berkshire
Dove tower ID 14015
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 6¼ cwt in BSee below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference SU482781
Latitude & longitude 51.50003, -1.30666View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode RG20 8SW
Diocese Oxford
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 9638
URL https://newbury.odg.org.uk/towers/beedon/
Affiliation Oxford Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 30 performances here, of which 12 were peals and 2 were in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 6¼ cwt in B
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 6¼ cwt (~700 lb or ~320 kg) in B (980.5 Hz)
Practices PN: By arrangement
Peals View 28 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13–0–171613.0G♯23.75″1922Mears & StainbankFNFC
23–1–251479.0F♯24.75″1899Mears & StainbankYNFC
33–2–11308.0E25.75″1683Samuel KnightY4FC
43–3–141223.5D♯27.00″1922Mears & StainbankFNFC
54½ cwt1090.0C♯28.50″1675Henry III KnightY4FC
66¼ cwt980.5B32.00″1615Henry I KnightY4FC
Source: Peter Davies(Sharpe, Berks); Philip Denton; Mark Walker
Contributed by: [Peter Davies]
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
211922Cast iron & steelMears & Stainbank
12,3,4,5,6c1899Oak
Update log
07/02/2025ODG Newbury Branch URL amended; PN details added [Nick Annetts, ODG Newbury Branch Web Master]
09/07/2021URL amended [Tim Jackson]
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