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Great Hormead, Hertfordshire, S Nicholas
Place Great Hormead
S Nicholas
Lieutenancy area Hertfordshire
Country England
Historic county Hertfordshire
Dove tower ID 14200
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 12 cwt in F♯See below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference TL399295
Latitude & longitude 51.94697, 0.03530View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode SG9 0NH
Diocese St Albans
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Church heritage record 11230
URL https://www.hcacr.org/tower-14200
Affiliation Hertford County Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 37 performances here, of which 7 were peals and 1 was in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 12 cwt in F♯
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 12 cwt (~1340 lb or ~610 kg) in F♯ (728.0 Hz)
Practices Tue (exc Summer)
Overhauled
1952 by Whitechapel Bell Foundry
Projects & events 2List
Tuned 1952
Peals View 17 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14¾ cwtD♯28.75″1701Richard KeeneR4FC
25¾ cwtC♯31.00″1845Charles & George MearsR4FC
36½ cwtB33.00″1606†Richard HoldfieldR4FC
48 cwtA♯36.25″1626Miles I GrayeR4FC
59½ cwtG♯39.00″1623Miles I GrayeR4FC
612 cwt728.0F♯43.00″1623Miles I GrayeR4FC
Source: HCA; R Bickerton(Dodds); CBC; Dove tenor wt; P Denton (N Taylor)
Contributed by: Ian Cresshull
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,61952Cast ironMears & Stainbank
Contributed by: Philip Denton
Update log
29/01/2025HCACR URL amended [Lucas Williams, HCACR Web Master]
04/10/2023GF added [Jen Johnson, from local knowledge]
10/09/2023Project completed [David Potter #005607]
21/02/2023Ringing chamber to be relocated to the ground floor with new rope guide and some bells to be re-roped [David Potter via #004603]
See full public log
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