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Ledbury, Herefordshire, S Michael & All Angels
Place Ledbury
S Michael & All Angels
Unitary authority Herefordshire
Lieutenancy area Herefordshire
Country England
Historic county Herefordshire
Dove tower ID 14435
Rings 10 (full-circle ring), tenor 19–3–6 in E♭See below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference SO712377
Latitude & longitude 52.03724, -2.42009View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode HR8 1DR
Diocese Hereford
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 6211
URLs http://www.bagleybells.co.uk/towers/herfs.htm#LEDBURY
https://hdgb.org/?tower=ledbury
Affiliation Hereford Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 202 performances here, of which 60 were peals and 20 were in the last two years
Ring of 10, tenor 19–3–6 in E♭
Bells 10 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 19–3–6 (2218 lb or 1006 kg) in E♭ (627.7 Hz)
All rings
1019–3–6 in E♭10 as tenor
66–3–19 in B♭6 as tenor
Projects & overhauls
2020 by Whites of Appleton (major overhaul)
Rehang and augment to 10
1951 by John Taylor & Co (major overhaul)
List all
Tuned 2020
Peals View 73 peals in the Felstead Database
Additional information Detached tower
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
15–0–111577.1G26.00″2020Westley GroupFNFC
24–3–21409.9F27.31″2020Westley GroupFNFC
34–3–131263.3E♭27.75″1690Abraham I RudhallR8FC
45–1–131178.7D29.50″2020Westley GroupFNFC
55–1–51051.3C30.06″1706Abraham I RudhallR8FC
66–3–19939.6B♭33.00″1723Abraham II RudhallR8FC
79–0–27839.8A♭36.50″2020Westley GroupFNFC
89–0–23786.0G37.75″1690Abraham I RudhallR8FC
912–3–5703.0F42.38″1699Abraham I RudhallR8FC
1019–3–6627.7E♭48.38″1736Abel RudhallR8FC
Source: M Smith; G Dawson; JCB; A Higson; J Hunt; M Walker(WoA); TimJ(#307)
Contributed by: Martin Smith
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,4,5,6,7,8,9,101951Cast ironJohn Taylor & Co8.3.A.h8.3
– 1.12,32020Cast ironWhites of Appleton8.3.A.h2
Contributed by: Mark Walker
Update log
07/01/2021Restoration and augmentation complete, try out 3 Dec 2020 [Tim Keyes, Ledbury via Youtube]
20/11/20201,2: frameid added; 3: frameid amended; [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
20/11/2020fr1,fr1A: truss,layout added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
12/11/2020Bells augmented to 10; ex(1,3,4,6-8) >> 3,5,6,8-10: wt (tenor 22-0-27 to 19-3-6),nominal (tenor 621.5Hz to 627.7Hz), diam amended, turning added; ex2,ex5: removed; 1,2: details added; 4,7: details replaced. Awaiting hanging. [Mark Walker, WoA via Email]
06/11/2020fr1A: details added [Mark Walker via 00014092]
09/07/2020Restoration work has started [Mark Walker (WofA) via e-mail]
21/02/2020Intention to augment to 10 noted [TimJ (#266; C Kippin) via e-mail]
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