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 group | 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 BellBoardCustomise |
| 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. |
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 | Frequency | 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] |