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 View on Google MapEdit details |
| Postcode | OX14 5EH |
| Diocese | Oxford |
| Church group | 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 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 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 |
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| Practices | Tue (1st, 3rd, 5th) | ||||||
| Projects & overhauls | 2005 by Whitechapel Bell Foundry (ring created) Ring installed | ||||||
| Peals | View 229 peals in the Felstead Database | ||||||
| Also | Simulator |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4–1–5 | 1752.0 | A | 25.75″ | 2005 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 4–2–6 | 1566.6 | G | 26.00″ | 2005 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 4–2–22 | 1400.0 | F | 27.00″ | 2005 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 4 | 5–0–22 | 1310.8 | E | 28.25″ | 2005 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 5 | 5–0–20 | 1171.2 | D | 29.25″ | 2005 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 6 | 6–0–1 | 1046.4 | C | 31.00″ | 2005 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 7 | 7–0–23 | 934.5 | B♭ | 33.25″ | 2005 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 8 | 8–1–1 | 876.0 | A | 35.50″ | 2005 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 9 | 10–3–22 | 782.9 | G | 39.00″ | 2005 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 10 | 16–0–5 | 700.0 | F | 44.00″ | 2005 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC |
Other bells
| Bells | Edit details |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clock | 10–0–9 | 816.0 | A♭ | 39.50″ | 1902 | Henry I Bond & Son(s) | R | 8 | |||
| Sanctus | 1 cwt | 1641 | Ellis I Knight | Y | 4 |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Sanctus | |||||||
| 2 | Clock | |||||||
| 1 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 | 2005 | Cast iron | Whites of Appleton | 8.3.A.h | 10.X7 |
Update log
| 22/10/2024 | Frame Fr1: layout amended [Nigel Taylor via REMRKS491] |
| 21/10/2020 | Revised tenor weight from WBF records. Earlier weight of 16-0-0 was from WoA less frequently calibrated scales [Mark Walker, WoA via Email] |
| 21/10/2020 | 1-10: wt amended [Mark Walker via 00014069] |
| 17/08/2019 | Frame Fr1: truss,layout added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |