Stoke St Milborough, Shropshire, S Milburga
| Place | Stoke St Milborough S Milburga |
| Unitary authority | Shropshire |
| Lieutenancy area | Shropshire |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Shropshire |
| Dove tower ID | 15014 |
| Rings | 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 12–1–11 in GSee below 4 (chime), tenor 10–0–7 in G♯See below Other bellsSee below |
| Frames | 2See below |
| Grid reference | SO566822 |
| Latitude & longitude | 52.43688, -2.63948View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | SY8 2EJ |
| Diocese | Hereford |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | II* by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 6432 |
| Also | Toilet |
| URLs | http://www.stmilburga.co.uk/ https://hdgb.org/?tower=stoke-st-milborough |
| Affiliation | Hereford Diocesan Guild |
| 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 12–1–11 in G
| Bells | 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 12–1–11 (1383 lb or 627 kg) in G (765.0 Hz) |
| Practices | Tue |
| Projects & overhauls | 2020 by Matthew Higby & Co Replace current ring with 8 new (5 of existing > chiming) 2019 by Matthew Higby & Co (ring created) Ring installed |
| Peals | View 18 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Also | Simulator |
| Additional information | Cast in Italy, designed and tuned by UK contractor |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3–1–9 | 1534.0 | G | 24.25″ | 2019 | Allanconi pp Matthew Higby & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 3–1–19 | 1438.2 | F♯ | 24.88″ | 2019 | Allanconi pp Matthew Higby & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 3–2–23 | 1283.3 | E | 26.26″ | 2019 | Allanconi pp Matthew Higby & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 4 | 4–0–21 | 1145.3 | D | 27.95″ | 2019 | Allanconi pp Matthew Higby & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 5 | 5–0–25 | 1022.4 | C | 30.47″ | 2019 | Allanconi pp Matthew Higby & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 6 | 6–1–8 | 959.4 | B | 32.40″ | 2019 | Allanconi pp Matthew Higby & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 7 | 8–3–11 | 856.7 | A | 36.10″ | 2019 | Allanconi pp Matthew Higby & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 8 | 12–1–11 | 765.0 | G | 40.43″ | 2019 | Allanconi pp Matthew Higby & Co | F | N | FC |
Chime of 4, tenor 10–0–7 in G♯
| Bells | 4 (chime)Edit details |
| Tenor | 10–0–7 (1127 lb or 511 kg) in G♯ (808.0 Hz) |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5–3–6 | 1080.0 | C♯ | 31.38″ | 1622 | William Clibury | Y | N | |||
| 2 | 6–3–24 | 961.0 | B | 34.25″ | 1637 | Thomas I Clibury | Y | N | |||
| 3 | 8–2–6 | 909.0 | A♯ | 36.38″ | 1637 | Thomas I Clibury | Y | N | |||
| 4 | 10–0–7 | 808.0 | G♯ | 39.50″ | 1637 | Thomas I Clibury | Y | N |
Other bells
| Bells | Edit details |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service | 2–3–26 | 1444.0 | F♯ | 23.88″ | 1999 | John Taylor Bellfounders Ltd | F | N |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1, 2, 3, 4, Service of other bells | 1637 | Oak | 5.L | 4.2 | |||
| 1 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 of 8 | 1999 | Steel | John Taylor & Co | 8.1.B.a | 8.3 |
Notes
[1]Fate of old bells in 2020
Bells 1,4,5,6,7 were retained. 2 (of 8) became 2 (of 6) at Piddinghoe, W Sussex. 3 (of 8) was also intended for Piddinghoe, but once it was found to be cracked, it was scrapped. 8 (of 8) went to Malta. The service bell was traded in to become 1 (of 6) at Piddinghoe.
Published: 27/09/2023
Update log
| 26/09/2020 | fr2: truss added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 05/09/2020 | fr1: truss,layout added; fr2: layout added; 1-8: frameid amended [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 19/08/2020 | Work to the ringing peal is complete and have been test rung. Work to chime bells ongoing. [Matthew Higby via Email] |
| 08/07/2020 | Restoration work has started in the tower [TimJ info M Higby (#291) via e-mail] |
| 04/07/2020 | ex2,ex3,ex8,Svc: removed; ex1 >> Svc; ex4-ex7 >> c1-c4 [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 31/05/2020 | Nu1-Nu7,8: canons,turning added; frameid amended; [Matthew Higby via 00013789] |
| 31/05/2020 | ex1-ex8: turning added,frameid amended; Sct: t'ing,frameid added [Matthew Higby via 00013789] |
| 30/05/2020 | (Replacement) tenor is no longer 16-2-21 in F# [Matthew Higby via e-mail] |
| 30/05/2020 | 1-8: renamed ex1-ex8; Nu1-Nu8: details added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 11/01/2020 | Replacement ring now cast and awaiting fittings production [TimJ(#259 info Matthew Higby) via e-mail] |
| 29/05/2019 | Presence of simulator noted [Tower webpage via JCB] |
| 28/05/2019 | URL amended [Ashley Smith (pp Henry Lewis, Tower Captain) via e-mail] |