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Ware, Hertfordshire, S Mary V
Place Ware
S Mary V
Lieutenancy area Hertfordshire
Country England
Historic county Hertfordshire
Dove tower ID 14966
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 21–3–16 in E♭See below
Other bellsSee below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference TL356144
Latitude & longitude 51.81209, -0.03355View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode SG12 9EG
Diocese St Albans
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 11293
Also Toilet
URL https://www.hcacr.org/tower-14966
Affiliation Hertford County Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 48 performances here, of which 6 were peals and none were in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 21–3–16 in E♭
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 21–3–16 (2452 lb or 1112 kg) in E♭ (613.5 Hz)
Practices Wed
Projects & overhauls
1977 by Whitechapel Bell Foundry (major overhaul)
1922 by Mears & Stainbank (major overhaul)
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Peals View 30 peals in the Felstead Database
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Additional information Chiming barrel
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
15–3–31243.0E♭29.75″1735Richard PhelpsR8FC
26–0–211158.0D31.00″1826Thomas II MearsR8FC
38–0–51023.0C34.12″1792John BriantR8FC
48–0–26921.5B♭35.75″1731Richard PhelpsR8FC
511–2–6826.5A♭39.50″1792John BriantR8FC
610–2–5771.0G40.25″1826Thomas II MearsR8FC
715–3–9691.5F45.75″1924Mears & StainbankR8FC
821–3–16613.5E♭50.75″1834Thomas II MearsR8FC
Source: HCA; M Chester; RW1980/501; N Bowden; A Monck
Contributed by: Ian Cresshull
Other bells
Bells Edit details
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Sanctus1 cwt2055.0C16.00″1679†(unidentified)S
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
9Sanctus
11,2,3,4,5,6,7,81922SteelMears & Stainbank8.3
Contributed by: Mike Chester
Update log
03/02/2025HCACR URL amended [Lucas Williams, HCACR Web Master]
16/12/2023Sanctus: hanging type added [Ashley Monck, former local ringer #006050]
06/04/2023Chime barrel added [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TV3BmTWbld0]
10/01/20221-8: turning added [Maintenance inspection (10/1/22) by Ashley Monck and Isaac O’Shea of O’Shea Church Bell Engineers]
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