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Little Horwood, Buckinghamshire, S Nicholas
Place Little Horwood
S Nicholas
Unitary authority Buckinghamshire
Lieutenancy area Buckinghamshire
Country England
Historic county Buckinghamshire
Dove tower ID 14693
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 8–2–10 in GSee below
Other bellsSee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference SP790308
Latitude & longitude 51.97051, -0.85090View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode MK17 0PF
Diocese Oxford
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Church heritage record 9962
URL https://cbucks.odg.org.uk/wordpress/towers/6-bells/little-horwood/
Affiliation Oxford Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 19 performances here, of which 4 were peals and 4 were in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 8–2–10 in G
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 8–2–10 (962 lb or 436 kg) in G (788.8 Hz)
Overhauled
2021 by Whites of Appleton
Augmentation to 6 in a new frame
1895 by Webb and Bennett
Tuned 2021
Peals View 5 peals in the Felstead Database
Additional information County books / DBR info discrepant
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–1–51319.3E26.63″2020Westley GroupFNFC
24–1–91180.1D27.56″2020Westley GroupFNFC
34–3–211054.4C29.88″1934Mears & StainbankR8FC
45–3–21987.8B31.00″1672Chandler (generic)Y8FC
56–1–18882.5A33.00″1793Thomas I MearsR8FC
68–2–10788.8G37.00″1895Mears & StainbankR8FC
Source: P Davies(Cocks); D Sloman; C Pickford; TimJ(Smith Bucks BB)
Contributed by: [Peter Davies]
Other bells
Bells Edit details
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Display4¾ cwt1226.0D29.00″1673Chandler (generic)Y4U
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,62021Cast ironWhites of Appleton8.3.A.h6.1
Update log
26/11/2023New frame info added [Mark Walker via Frame Backlog]
26/11/2023Old frame destroyed [Mark Walker via Frame Backlog]
27/10/20211-2: new bells added; 3-6: weight, diameter, nominal, turning amended; 3,5-6: canons amended [WOA data via Mark Walker]
27/10/2021Restoration work complete [Graham Clifton]
10/01/2021Restoration underway to augment to 6 and rehang in a new frame [Mark Walker, WoA]
29/07/2019Flag set: turning of 5 in pNBR does not match Smith Bucks BB [TimJ via e-mail]
26/07/2019frame: truss added,layout,(app)date amended: mod info added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
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