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Olveston, Gloucestershire, S Mary V
PlaceOlveston
S Mary V
Unitary authoritySouth Gloucestershire
Lieutenancy areaGloucestershire
CountryEngland
Historic countyGloucestershire
Dove tower ID14742
Rings8 (full-circle ring), tenor 18–3–8 in FSee below
Frames1See below
Grid referenceST600872
Latitude & longitude51.58304, -2.57748View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & longNo optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
PostcodeBS35 4DA
DioceseBristol
Church groupChurch of England
Listed gradeII* by Historic England
Church heritage record1416
AlsoToilet
URLhttps://southglosbells.wordpress.com/olveston-s-mary-bv/
AffiliationGloucester and Bristol Diocesan Association
PerformancesSearch for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 125 performances here, of which 16 were peals and 2 were 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 8, tenor 18–3–8 in F
Bells8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor18–3–8 (2108 lb or 956 kg) in F (686.0 Hz)
PracticesFri
Projects & overhauls
1907 by John Taylor & Co (ring created)
Ring installed
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PealsView 40 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
15–1–231376.0F28.13″1907John Taylor & CoFC
25–1–101294.0E28.63″1907John Taylor & CoFC
36–0–101150.0D30.75″1907John Taylor & CoFC
47–1–21029.0C33.13″1907John Taylor & CoFC
58–1–8915.0B♭35.63″1907John Taylor & CoFC
610–0–4860.0A37.75″1907John Taylor & CoFC
713–0–14772.0G41.88″1907John Taylor & CoFC
818–3–8686.0F47.00″1907John Taylor & CoFC
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
1 [1]1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 81907CompositeJohn Sully7.A.a ?8.3
Notes

[1]Note on frame by C J Pickford

The frame is by John Sully of Stogumber, 1907 - the YouTube video shows wooden heads, but I’m pretty sure (Dalton’s notes say so) that it’s a composite frame, type 7.A.a with cast iron braces.

Published: 25/08/2022

Update log
12/09/2024URL deleted http://www.stmarysolveston.org.uk/Groups/bell-ringers/ gives 404 error (not found) [Error detected by Dove Tower URL Checker]
24/08/2022Frame Fr1: date, maker, truss added; Fr1: material amended; 1-7: nominal added, diameter amended [JT&Co data 1907. Dalton's notes (frame material) via Chris Pickford]
21/08/2022Frame Fr1 added [https://youtu.be/BxerOjWLZh8]
21/02/2020www.stmarysolveston.org.uk/groups/bellringers.html removed [Alternative URL provided TimJ (#266) via URLbad]
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