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Ditchling, East Sussex, S Margaret
Place Ditchling
S Margaret
Lieutenancy area East Sussex
Country England
Historic county Sussex
Dove tower ID 14374
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 7–3–8 in GSee below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference TQ325152
Latitude & longitude 50.92136, -0.11572View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode BN6 8TB
Diocese Chichester
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 3354
Affiliation Sussex County Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 86 performances here, of which 17 were peals and 2 were in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 7–3–8 in G
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 7–3–8 (876 lb or 397 kg) in G (792.0 Hz)
Practices Tue 20:00
Projects & overhauls
1952 (major overhaul)
1914 by Gillett & Johnston (major overhaul)
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Tuned 1914
Peals View 38 peals in the Felstead Database
Additional information Anticlockwise
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–2–41584.0G25.50″1914Gillett & JohnstonFNFC
25–0–21485.0F♯26.06″1914Gillett & JohnstonFNFC
34–1–41321.0E27.38″1884Gillett & CoNFC
44–1–21188.0D28.13″1884Gillett & CoYNFC
54–2–71055.0C29.63″1884Gillett & CoNFC
64–2–1991.0B30.75″1884Gillett & CoYNFC
76–0–7893.0A33.25″1766Lester & PackRNFC
87–3–8792.0G36.75″1766Lester & PackRNFC
Source: J Mort(twr board); D Sloman; TimJ(AAJB;#304); O Watson; JCB(RW1944/316)
Contributed by: James Mort
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
14,5,6,7,8Oak6.D5.1
– 1.11,2,31914Cast iron & steelGillett & Johnston
Contributed by: John Baldwin; Tim Jackson
Update log
25/10/2020fr1: material amended [John Baldwin via database]
25/10/20201,2,3: frameid amended [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
25/10/2020fr1: layout added; fr1A: details added; fr1: mod details deleted [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
28/09/20201-8: turning added; 1,2,4,6-8: canon info added [Ollie Watson via 00014017]
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