Ashchurch, Gloucestershire, S Nicholas
| Place | Ashchurch S Nicholas |
| Lieutenancy area | Gloucestershire |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Gloucestershire |
| Dove tower ID | 14753 |
| Rings | 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 11–1–7 in F♯See below |
| Frames | 2See below |
| Grid reference | SO927334 |
| Latitude & longitude | 51.99910, -2.10704View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | GL20 8JU |
| Diocese | Gloucester |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | II* by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 5640 |
| Also | Toilet |
| URLs | http://www.bagleybells.co.uk/towers/glos.htm#ASHCHURCH https://www.bellsgandb.org.uk/cgi-bin/makepage.cgi?b=11#269 |
| Affiliation | Gloucester and Bristol Diocesan Association |
| 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 8, tenor 11–1–7 in F♯
| Bells | 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 11–1–7 (1267 lb or 575 kg) in F♯ (733.2 Hz) |
| Practices | Fri |
| Projects & overhauls | 2024 by Whites of Appleton (major overhaul) Bells tuned and rehung with all new fittings in the existing frame |
| Tuned | 2024 |
| Peals | View 83 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5–3–8 | 1469.4 | F♯ | 27.88″ | 2001 | John Taylor Bellfounders Ltd | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 6–1–7 | 1368.2 | E♯ | 28.88″ | 2001 | John Taylor Bellfounders Ltd | F | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 5–1–2 | 1223.1 | D♯ | 29.06″ | 1763 | Thomas Rudhall | R | 8 | FC | ||
| 4 [1] | 5–1–17 | 1095.4 | C♯ | 30.31″ | 1759 | Abel Rudhall | R | 8 | FC | ||
| 5 | 6–1–18 | 981.5 | B | 33.00″ | 1759 | Abel Rudhall | R | 8 | FC | ||
| 6 | 6–2–14 | 914.2 | A♯ | 34.38″ | 1759 | Abel Rudhall | R | 8 | FC | ||
| 7 | 8–0–11 | 817.8 | G♯ | 37.25″ | 1759 | Abel Rudhall | R | 8 | FC | ||
| 8 | 11–1–7 | 733.2 | F♯ | 41.00″ | 1759 | Abel Rudhall | R | X | FC |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2, 4 | 2001 | Steel | Hayward Mills Associates | 8.1.B.a | 2.X1 | ||
| 1 | 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 | 1901 | Steel | Henry Bond | 8.1.A | 6.4 |
Notes
[1]Corrected weight for the bell prior to retuning
Prior to retuning in 2024 by Whites of Appleton, this bell was 5-2-27 (corrected from an earlier submission). Ex inf Malcolm Taylor.
Published: 29/01/2024; updated: 10/02/2024
Update log
| 24/02/2024 | Project completed [Mark Walker, Whites of Appleton] |
| 26/01/2024 | 1-8: weight, nominal amended; 1,3-4,6-8: diameter amended; 3-8: turning amended [WOA data via Mark Walker #006360] |
| 18/10/2023 | New project added [Mark Walker, Whites of Appleton #005773] |
| 12/06/2022 | Fr2: truss, layout added [Malcolm Taylor] |
| 14/02/2019 | 2,3: frameid amended; fr1: date,layout amended [Tim Jackson via 00013295] |