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Swindon, Wiltshire, S Mark
Place Swindon
S Mark
Shown in county lists as Swindon, S Mark
Unitary authority Swindon
Lieutenancy area Wiltshire
Country England
Historic county Wiltshire
Dove tower ID 14500
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 11 cwt in GSee below
Other bellsSee below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference SU143847
Latitude & longitude 51.56135, -1.79486View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode SN1 5EH
Diocese Bristol
Church Church of England
Listed grade II by Historic England
Church heritage record 1478
Also Toilet
Affiliation Gloucester and Bristol Diocesan Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 328 performances here, of which 181 were peals and 25 were in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 11 cwt in G
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 11 cwt (~1230 lb or ~560 kg) in G (789.5 Hz)
Practices Wed
Overhauled
1991 by Whitechapel Bell Foundry
Peals View 319 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–1–31578.5G25.75″1927Mears & StainbankF4FC
24–2–01472.5F♯26.75″1927Mears & StainbankF4FC
34½ cwt1328.0E28.38″1903Llewellins & JamesF4FC
44¾ cwt1182.0D29.38″1903Llewellins & JamesF4FC
55½ cwt1055.0C31.75″1903Llewellins & JamesF4FC
66½ cwt999.0B34.25″1903Llewellins & JamesF4FC
78¼ cwt888.5A37.25″1903Llewellins & JamesF4FC
811 cwt789.5G40.75″1903Llewellins & JamesF4FC
Source: J Hedgcock(ch guide); C Pickford; N Bowden; S Edwards; TimJ(DLC)
Contributed by: [James Hedgcock]
Other bells
Bells Edit details
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Sanctus½ cwt2280.0C♯16.00″1902John Warner & SonsRN
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,6,7,81904Cast ironLlewellins & James8.3.A.h8.1
– 1.1Sanctus2011SteelNicholson Engineering Ltd
Contributed by: Tim Jackson
Update log
10/02/2023URL deleted [Error detected by Dove Tower URL Checker. No alternative URL found to date]
24/03/2019Tenor (app) wt amended [TimJ (REMRKS242; C Pickford; D Cawley; twr info) via e-mail]
24/03/20193-8: date amended; 1,2,8: wt amended; fr1: material amended [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
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