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Dorchester, Dorset, S Peter
Place Dorchester
S Peter
Unitary authority Dorset
Lieutenancy area Dorset
Country England
Historic county Dorset
Dove tower ID 14268
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 20¾ cwt in ESee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference SY692907
Latitude & longitude 50.71560, -2.43702View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode DT1 1UG
Diocese Salisbury
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 12065
URL https://dorchesteranglican.org.uk/churches/st-peter/bells
Affiliation Salisbury Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 82 performances here, of which 13 were peals and 7 were in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 20¾ cwt in E
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 20¾ cwt (~2320 lb or ~1050 kg) in E (642.5 Hz)
Practices Mon
Peals View 50 peals in the Felstead Database
Additional information Seage apparatus present
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
16 cwt1303.0E31.00″1750Thomas I BilbieYFC
26¼ cwt1217.5D♯31.38″1803Thomas (Castleman) III BilbieYFC
36½ cwt1074.0C♯32.63″1734Thomas I BilbieRFC
48½ cwt964.0B35.00″1889John Warner & SonsDFC
59 cwt857.5A36.75″1734Thomas I BilbieRFC
611–3–23804.5G♯39.88″1889John Warner & SonsDFC
714–1–5719.7F♯42.88″1889John Warner & SonsDFC
820¾ cwt642.5E49.25″1734Thomas I BilbieRFC
Source: CJND(Dorset); D Sloman
Contributed by: [Christopher Dalton]
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,6,7,81889Cast ironJohn Warner & Sons8.3.A.e8.3
Contributed by: David Sloman
Update log
31/05/2024Frame Fr1: truss, layout added [Jack Pease, from personal visit]
10/07/2023Seage apparatus added [Stephen Pocock from personal observation #005325]
17/06/2023URL amended [Error detected by Dove Tower URL Checker. Replacement URL determined by Tim Jackson]
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