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Abingdon, Oxfordshire, S Helen
Place Abingdon
S Helen
Shown in county lists as Abingdon, S Helen
Lieutenancy area Oxfordshire
Country England
Historic county Berkshire
Dove tower ID 15023
Rings 10 (full-circle ring), tenor 16–0–5 in FSee below
Other bellsSee below
Frames 3See below
Grid reference SU496967
Latitude & longitude 51.66771, -1.28284View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long A suggested satnav destination for this tower is at 51.66875, -1.28383
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Postcode OX14 5EH
Diocese Oxford
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 9544
Also Toilet
URL http://odg.org.uk/towers/abingdon/helen.htm
Affiliation Oxford Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 413 performances here, of which 125 were peals and 14 were in the last two years
Ring of 10, tenor 16–0–5 in F
Bells 10 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 16–0–5 (1797 lb or 815 kg) in F (700.0 Hz)
All rings
1016–0–5 in F10 as tenor
66–0–1 in C6 as tenor
Practices Tue (1st, 3rd, 5th)
Peals View 227 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Simulator
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–1–51752.0A25.75″2005Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
24–2–61566.6G26.00″2005Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
34–2–221400.0F27.00″2005Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
45–0–221310.8E28.25″2005Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
55–0–201171.2D29.25″2005Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
66–0–11046.4C31.00″2005Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
77–0–23934.5B♭33.25″2005Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
88–1–1876.0A35.50″2005Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
910–3–22782.9G39.00″2005Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
1016–0–5700.0F44.00″2005Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
Source: M Walker(WofA;WBF); TimJ(J Hedgcock)
Contributed by: Mark Walker
Other bells
Bells Edit details
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Clock10–0–9816.0A♭39.50″1902Henry I Bond & Son(s)R8
Sanctus1 cwt1641Ellis I KnightY4
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
9Sanctus
2Clock
11,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,102005Cast ironWhites of Appleton8.3.A.h10.X7
Contributed by: Tim Jackson
Update log
22/10/2024Frame Fr1: layout amended [Nigel Taylor via REMRKS491]
21/10/2020Revised tenor weight from WBF records. Earlier weight of 16-0-0 was from WoA less frequently calibrated scales [Mark Walker, WoA via Email]
21/10/20201-10: wt amended [Mark Walker via 00014069]
17/08/2019Frame Fr1: truss,layout added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
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