Daventry, Northamptonshire, Holy Cross
| Place | Daventry Holy Cross |
| Unitary authority | West Northamptonshire |
| Lieutenancy area | Northamptonshire |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Northamptonshire |
| Dove tower ID | 14260 |
| Rings | 10 (full-circle ring), tenor 18–3–11 in E♭See below Display bellsSee below |
| Frames | 1See below |
| Grid reference | SP574625 |
| Latitude & longitude | 52.25829, -1.15917View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | NN11 4BL |
| Diocese | Peterborough |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 10161 |
| Also | Toilet |
| URL | https://gcsspullin.wixsite.com/daventrybranch/daventry-holy-cross-tower |
| Affiliation | Peterborough Diocesan Guild |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise |
| Peal boards | No 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 10, tenor 18–3–11 in E♭
| Bells | 10 (full-circle ring)Edit details | ||||||
| Tenor | 18–3–11 (2111 lb or 958 kg) in E♭ (624.0 Hz) | ||||||
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| Practices | Tue | ||||||
| Projects & overhauls | 2015 by John Taylor & Co (major overhaul) Major maintenance 1965 by John Taylor & Co (major overhaul) | ||||||
| Peals | View 541 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3–3–15 | 1570.0 | G | 25.00″ | 1965 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 4–1–1 | 1399.0 | F | 26.38″ | 1965 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 4–3–22 | 1246.0 | E♭ | 28.25″ | 1965 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 4 | 5–0–21 | 1176.0 | D | 29.00″ | 1965 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 5 | 6–0–5 | 1044.0 | C | 31.00″ | 1951 | John Taylor & Co | F | 4 | FC | ||
| 6 | 6–2–24 | 934.0 | B♭ | 32.88″ | 1965 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 7 | 7–1–9 | 832.0 | A♭ | 35.88″ | 1738 | Thomas I Eayre | R | M | FC | ||
| 8 | 10–0–5 | 785.0 | G | 39.13″ | 1764 | Joseph Eayre | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 9 | 14–0–16 | 703.0 | F | 43.38″ | 1915 | John Taylor & Co | F | 4 | FC | ||
| 10 | 18–3–11 | 624.0 | E♭ | 48.25″ | 1908 | John Taylor & Co | F | 4 | FC |
Display bells
| Bells | Edit details |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display [1] | 2–2–0 | 22.44″ | 1839 | Thomas II Mears | Y | U |
Details of frame
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 [2] | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 of 10 | 1965 | Cast iron | John Taylor & Co | 8.3.A.h | 10.X |
Notes
[1]Display bell history
Display bell was originally at St James’, Daventry (built as a Chapel of East to the parish church in 1839 and demolished in 1962). It was transferred to Byfield to be used as a Sanctus bell but then transferred here in late Feb 2014 as Byfield weren’t using it. There are details in the ringing chamber.
Published: 06/12/2025; updated: 20/12/2025
[2]Frame Fr1 layout
Frame Fr1 Layout may be viewed (indirectly) via the tower website.
Published: 19/12/2024; updated: 07/10/2025
Update log
| 06/12/2025 | History of the display bell added [Ringing room notice via Mike Chester] |
| 22/11/2023 | Frame Fr1: layout amended [Tim Jackson] |
| 05/05/2021 | Postcode and URL amended [Geoff Pullin via Email] |
| 15/11/2020 | 7: turning amended [Geoff Pullin via e-mail] |
| 12/09/2020 | 1-10: turning added [[James Hedgcock] via e-mail] |
| 14/01/2019 | URL added [Geoff Pullin via e-mail] |