Lockington, Leicestershire, S Nicholas
| Place | Lockington S Nicholas |
| Lieutenancy area | Leicestershire |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Leicestershire |
| Dove tower ID | 14614 |
| Rings | 12 (full-circle ring), tenor 14–1–1 in FSee below |
| Frames | 3See below |
| Grid reference | SK467279 |
| Latitude & longitude | 52.84687, -1.30679View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | DE74 2TF |
| Diocese | Leicester |
| Church | Church of England |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 6643 |
| URL | http://www.inspirewebdesign.com/ringsof12/tower_details.asp?towerid=54 |
| Affiliation | Leicester Diocesan Guild |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard listed 189 performances here, of which 139 were peals and none were in the last two years |
Ring of 12, tenor 14–1–1 in F
| Bells | 12 (full-circle ring)Edit details | ||||||
| Tenor | 14–1–1 (1597 lb or 724 kg) in F (710.0 Hz) | ||||||
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| Peals | View 400 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3–1–4 | 2122.0 | C | 22.00″ | 1988 | John Taylor & Co (Bellfounders) Ltd | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 3–2–2 | 1897.0 | B♭ | 23.13″ | 1986 | John Taylor & Co (Bellfounders) Ltd | F | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 3–2–18 | 1791.0 | A | 23.88″ | 1977 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 4 | 3–2–26 | 1594.0 | G | 24.88″ | 1977 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 5 | 3–3–18 | 1420.0 | F | 25.88″ | 1975 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 6 | 4–2–6 | 1340.5 | E | 27.13″ | 1975 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 7 | 5–0–4 | 1194.0 | D | 28.75″ | 1886 | John Taylor & Co | F | 8 | FC | ||
| 8 | 5–1–2 | 1064.0 | C | 31.25″ | 1832 | Thomas II Mears | R | 8 | FC | ||
| 9 | 6–1–0 | 948.0 | B♭ | 33.25″ | 1832 | Thomas II Mears | R | 8 | FC | ||
| 10 | 7–1–23 | 895.0 | A | 35.00″ | 1806 | John Briant | R | 8 | FC | ||
| 11 | 8–1–7 | 796.0 | G | 38.00″ | 1618 | Tobias I Norris | R | 8 | FC | ||
| 12 | 14–1–1 | 710.0 | F | 43.13″ | c1580† | Thomas II Newcombe | R | 8 | FC |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 11 | 1989 | Cast iron | Local labour/guild/assn | 8.3.A.m | |||
| 1 | 1,2,3,7,8,9,10,12 | 1886 | Cast iron | John Taylor & Co | 8.3.C.b | 8 | ||
| – 1.1 | 4,5,6 | 1989 | Cast iron | Local labour/guild/assn | 8.3.C.e | 3.3 |
Update log
| 23/04/2025 | Church is no longer closed [Garry Mason, secretary of the Leicester DG Bells Committee] |
| 16/04/2025 | Ringing is now permitted again [John Cooper (East Leake) #008494] |
| 10/08/2024 | Church closed, ringing currently not permitted [Garry Mason, secretary of the Leicester DG Bells Committee] |
| 12/04/2020 | 1-12: frameid added; fr1,fr1A,fr2: details added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 22/03/2020 | 1-12: turning added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |