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Sandon, Essex, S Andrew
Place Sandon
S Andrew
Lieutenancy area Essex
Country England
Historic county Essex
Dove tower ID 14287
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 9–2–9 in GSee below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference TL742048
Latitude & longitude 51.71495, 0.52164View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode CM2 7SL
Diocese Chelmsford
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Church heritage record 2436
Also Toilet
Affiliation Essex Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 119 performances here, of which 11 were peals and 17 were in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 9–2–9 in G
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 9–2–9 (1073 lb or 487 kg) in G (782.9 Hz)
Practices Tue
Projects & overhauls
2022 by Nicholson Engineering Ltd (major overhaul)
Major overhaul and partial redesign of the installation. Bells tuned. Ringing fittings restored. Bells rehung in existing frame
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Tuned 2022
Peals View 36 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Simulator
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
15–0–51310.4E28.19″1951Gillett & JohnstonF4FC
24–1–111171.1D28.31″1653†John Hodson & William WhitmoreRMFC
34–3–251046.8C30.81″1653†John Hodson & William WhitmoreRMFC
45–3–9979.9B32.06″1854Charles & George MearsRMFC
57–0–23875.9A34.44″1784Chapman & MearsRMFC
69–2–9782.9G38.44″1908James Barwell & CoFMFC
Source: D Sloman(Deedes&Walters; Assn reports); CBC; P Dyson
Contributed by: David Sloman
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
1 [1]2,3,4,5,61908CompositeJames Barwell7.C.d5.1 ➔ 6.X
– 1.111951SteelGillett & Johnston8.1.B.a1
Contributed by: David Sloman
Notes

[1]Frame Fr1 Resultant Layouit

Fr1 Resultant layout is Layout 5.1 with an additional single pit parallel to and centred on the opposite side from Pits B and C.

Published: 08/07/2024

Update log
10/10/2024Simulator added [Colin Chapman via #007587]
12/05/2022Project completed; 1-6: weight, diameter, turning amended; 1-6: nominal added; 2-5: welded added; Fr1.1: material, truss, layout amended [Andrew Nicholson]
07/04/2022New project added (major refurbishment) [Andrew Nicholson]
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