West Stafford, Dorset, S Andrew
| Place | West Stafford S Andrew |
| Unitary authority | Dorset |
| Lieutenancy area | Dorset |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Dorset |
| Dove tower ID | 14503 |
| Rings | 3 (full-circle ring), tenor 6½ cwt in BSee below |
| Frames | 1See below |
| Grid reference | SY725896 |
| Latitude & longitude | 50.70565, -2.39017View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | DT2 8UB |
| Diocese | Salisbury |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 12089 |
| URL | http://www.sdgr.org.uk/branches/dorchester/tower-256 |
| Affiliation | Salisbury Diocesan Guild |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise As of last night, BellBoard listed 7 performances here, of which none were peals and none were in the last two years |
| Biographies | View the biographies of ringers at this tower on the Central Council Ringing History Hub |
Ring of 3, tenor 6½ cwt in B
| Bells | 3 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 6½ cwt (~730 lb or ~330 kg) in B (962.5 Hz) |
| Projects & overhauls | 1995 by Nicholson Engineering Ltd (major overhaul) 1620 by John Wallis (ring created) Ring installed |
| Also | Ground floor ringing chamber |
| Additional information | Ropes fall in a straight line Ellacombe apparatus Tuning: 1-3 of 5 |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4½ cwt | 1145.0 | D | 28.00″ | 1620† | John Wallis | Y | 4 | FC | ||
| 2 | 5¼ cwt | 1024.5 | C | 30.38″ | 1595† | John Wallis | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 3 | 6½ cwt | 962.5 | B | 33.63″ | 1620† | John Wallis | R | 4 | FC |
Details of frame
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1, 2, 3 | c1899 | Timber | 6.A | 3.1 |
Update log
| 30/12/2023 | Frame Fr1: truss, layout added [Ashley Monck via Frame Backlog] |
| 30/07/2022 | Ellacombe added [https://bb.ringingworld.co.uk/view.php?id=1524586] |
| 25/01/2022 | 1-3: nominal, turning added [Bells inspected 16/1/21. Bell recordings put through Wavanal and agreed by Nick Bowden via Ashley Monck (O’Shea Engineering)] |
| 25/01/2022 | Overhaul contractor added [Dalton Part III via Ashley Monck (O’Shea Engineering)] |