Little Torrington, Devon, S Giles
| Place | Little Torrington S Giles |
| Lieutenancy area | Devon |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Devon |
| Dove tower ID | 14455 |
| Rings | 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 12 cwt in F♯See below |
| Frames | 2See below |
| Grid reference | SS490168 |
| Latitude & longitude | 50.93131, -4.14889View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | EX38 8PS |
| Diocese | Exeter |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | II* by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 5343 |
| Affiliation | Devon Association |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise As of last night, BellBoard listed 7 performances here, of which 2 were peals and none were in the last two years |
| 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 6, tenor 12 cwt in F♯
| Bells | 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 12 cwt (~1340 lb or ~610 kg) in F♯ (749.0 Hz) |
| Projects & overhauls | 1804 by John IV Pennington (ring created) Ring installed |
| Peals | View 4 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Also | Ground floor ringing chamber |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4–3–24 | 1309.0 | D♯ | 28.63″ | 1906 | Mears & Stainbank | Y | FC | |||
| 2 | 1154.0 | C♯ | 30.00″ | 1804 | John IV Pennington | Y | FC | ||||
| 3 | 1025.5 | B | 30.88″ | 1804 | John IV Pennington | Y | FC | ||||
| 4 | 968.5 | A♯ | 32.75″ | 1804 | John IV Pennington | Y | FC | ||||
| 5 | 847.5 | G♯ | 35.75″ | 1804 | John IV Pennington | Y | FC | ||||
| 6 | 12 cwt | 749.0 | F♯ | 40.25″ | 1804 | John IV Pennington | Y | FC |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1925 | Oak | Harry Stokes | 6.B | |||
| 1 | 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 | c1804 | Oak | ? John IV Pennington | 6.A | 5.1 |
Update log
| 23/12/2023 | Frame Fr1: maker amended [See T&B Devon, Scott via Tim Jackson] |