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Bocking, Essex, S Mary
PlaceBocking
S Mary
Lieutenancy areaEssex
CountryEngland
Historic countyEssex
Dove tower ID14707
Rings10 (full-circle ring), tenor 18–1–20 in ESee below
Other bellsSee below
Frames3See below
Grid referenceTL756256
Latitude & longitude51.90197, 0.55207View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & longNo optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
PostcodeCM7 5NA
DioceseChelmsford
Church groupChurch of England
Listed gradeI by Historic England
Church heritage record2573
AlsoToilet
AffiliationEssex Association
PerformancesSearch for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 124 performances here, of which 63 were peals and 1 was in the last two years
Peal boardsNo 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 10, tenor 18–1–20 in E
Bells10 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor18–1–20 (2064 lb or 936 kg) in E (641.0 Hz)
All rings
1018–1–20 in E10 as tenor
68–0–12 in B6 as tenor
PracticesThu
Projects & overhauls
1930 by John Taylor & Co (major overhaul)
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PealsView 176 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13–1–121616.0G♯24.00″1972John Taylor & CoFNFC
23–3–181436.0F♯26.00″1972John Taylor & CoFNFC
35–0–181284.0E29.00″1904Mears & StainbankDNFC
45–3–21210.0D♯30.25″1904Mears & StainbankDNFC
56–1–81079.0C♯31.38″1682John DarbieY4FC
68–0–12961.5B34.25″1682John DarbieY4FC
78–3–11855.0A36.50″1685John DarbieY4FC
810–2–0804.0G♯39.38″1682James BartletY4FC
915–0–5719.5F♯44.00″1856Charles & George MearsY4FC
1018–1–20641.0E48.00″1856Charles & George MearsY4FC
Other bells
BellsEdit details
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Clock4 cwt27.63″c1540†John TonneY4
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
9Clock
23, 41972Cast iron & steelJohn Taylor & Co
11, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 101930Cast iron & steelJohn Taylor & Co8.3.A8.3
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31/08/2020fr1: date confirmed [Martin Smith via e-mail]
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