Buckhorn Weston, Dorset, S John Bapt
| Place | Buckhorn Weston S John Bapt |
| Unitary authority | Dorset |
| Lieutenancy area | Dorset |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Dorset |
| Dove tower ID | 15173 |
| Rings | 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 11–1–6 in GSee below Other bellsSee below |
| Frames | 2See below |
| Grid reference | ST756247 |
| Latitude & longitude | 51.02132, -2.34814View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | SP8 5HS |
| Diocese | Salisbury |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | II* by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 12185 |
| URL | http://www.sdgr.org.uk/branches/mere/tower-36 |
| Affiliation | Salisbury 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 6, tenor 11–1–6 in G
| Bells | 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 11–1–6 (1266 lb or 574 kg) in G (792.6 Hz) |
| Projects & overhauls | 2020 by Matthew Higby & Co (major overhaul) 2,6 replaced with bells ex Keltek; new frame |
| Peals | View 6 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Also | Ground floor ringing chamber |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3–0–25 | 1322.7 | E | 24.52″ | 1886 | John Warner & Sons | R | Y | FC | ||
| 2 | 4–0–16 | 1185.7 | D | 26.37″ | 1925 | Alfred Bowell | F | Y | FC | ||
| 3 | 4–2–19 | 1059.2 | C | 28.34″ | 1845 | Jefferies & Price pp Edward Cockey | R | Y | FC | ||
| 4 | 6–2–10 | 994.1 | B | 32.95″ | 1602 | John Wallis | Y | Y | FC | ||
| 5 | 7–2–4 | 887.1 | A | 36.22″ | c1499† | (unidentified) | R | Y | FC | ||
| 6 | 11–1–6 | 792.6 | G | 40.67″ | 1887 | Mears & Stainbank | R | Y | FC |
Other bells
| Bells | Edit details |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ex2 | 4–0–1 | 1165.0 | D | 27.00″ | 1727 | William Knight | Y | N | |||
| ex6 | 8–3–10 | 790.0 | G | 37.38″ | 1727 | William Knight | R | Y |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | ex2, ex6 | 2020 | Steel | Matthew Higby & Co | 8.1.A.c | |||
| 1 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 | 2020 | Steel | Matthew Higby & Co | 8.1.E | 6.1 |
Update log
| 21/04/2020 | Restoration / installation work complete [TimJ(#276) / Matthew Higby via e-mail] |
| 21/04/2020 | fr1(replaced): details added; fr2; details added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 27/02/2020 | ex2,ex6: frameid amended [Matthew Higby via 00013628] |
| 26/02/2020 | Tenor replaced by one ex Keltek (so no longer 8-3-10) [Matthew Higby via pNBR] |
| 26/02/2020 | 2,6: replaced; 1,3,4,5: wt,nominal,diam amended; [Matthew Higby via 00013627] |
| 26/02/2020 | 1: canons,turning amended; 4: turning amended [Matthew Higby via e-mail] |
| 04/06/2019 | Tenor wt amended (from ~9.5cwt to 'as received' value) [Matthew Higby via pNBR] |
| 04/06/2019 | 1-6: wt amended [Matthew Higby via 00013443] |
| 17/04/2019 | Bells now out for restoration [Matthew Higby via e-mail] |
| 13/03/2019 | 4/6 is now u/r due to broken gudgeon [Matthew Higby via e-mail] |