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Much Wenlock, Shropshire, Holy Trinity
Place Much Wenlock
Holy Trinity
Unitary authority Shropshire
Lieutenancy area Shropshire
Country England
Historic county Shropshire
Dove tower ID 14040
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 16–0–8 in ESee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference SO623999
Latitude & longitude 52.59642, -2.55743View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode TF13 6HS
Diocese Hereford
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 6376
URL https://hdgb.org/?tower=much-wenlock
Affiliation Hereford Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 131 performances here, of which 44 were peals and 10 were in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 16–0–8 in E
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 16–0–8 (1800 lb or 816 kg) in E (678.0 Hz)
Practices Tue
Projects & overhauls
2024 by John Taylor & Co (major overhaul)
All the bells were lifted and their bearings were cleaned/replaced. Clappers, crown staples and rope roller boxes were fully restored. Cast iron bell frame was cleaned and repainted.
1729 by Abraham II Rudhall (ring created)
Ring installed
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Peals View 62 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
15–1–151360.0E28.00″1930John Taylor & CoFNFC
25–3–41280.0D♯29.00″1930John Taylor & CoFNFC
36–3–221141.0C♯32.00″1729Abraham II RudhallYYFC
47–3–11015.0B34.50″1729Abraham II RudhallYYFC
58–1–21905.0A34.88″1729Abraham II RudhallYYFC
69–0–4854.0G♯37.25″1729Abraham II RudhallYYFC
712–0–22761.0F♯40.75″1729Abraham II RudhallYYFC
816–0–8678.0E45.75″1729Abraham II RudhallYYFC
Source: J Allen(twr info ex JT&Co); A Higson; N Bennett
Contributed by: [John Allen]
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,6,7,81930Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.A.h8.3
Update log
30/07/2024Project completed [David Potter, JT&Co via #007261]
17/05/2024Project under way [David Potter #006985]
26/01/2024New project added [David Potter #006365]
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