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Niton, Isle of Wight, S John Bapt
Place Niton
S John Bapt
Unitary authority Isle of Wight
Lieutenancy area Isle of Wight
Country England
Historic county Hampshire
Dove tower ID 15250
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 9 cwt in A♭See below
Frames 4See below
Grid reference SZ505767
Latitude & longitude 50.58844, -1.28790View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode PO38 2BT
Diocese Portsmouth
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Church heritage record 10576
Also Toilet
URLs http://www.noyes.org.uk/iw/towers/niton.htm
https://www.wpbells.org/towers/niton/
Affiliation Winchester and Portsmouth Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 50 performances here, of which 10 were peals and 12 were in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 9 cwt in A♭
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 9 cwt (~1000 lb or ~500 kg) in A♭ (839.5 Hz)
Practices Mon 19:00
Peals View 17 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13–2–8E♯26.38″1984Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
24–2–8D♯27.88″1932Mears & StainbankFNFC
35–1–11C♯29.88″1931Mears & StainbankFNFC
45–3–4B♯31.00″1931Mears & StainbankFNFC
5 [1]6–3–5A♯33.00″1931Mears & StainbankFNFC
69 cwt839.5A♭36.92″1605†R Beconsall (or Ralph Brooke?)R4FC
Source: M Chester(S Noyes website); CBC; JCB; D Sloman(WBF)
Contributed by: Mike Chester
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
321932Cast ironMears & Stainbank8.3.A.h1 ➔ 2.X1
– 3.111984Cast ironWhitechapel Bell Foundry8.3.A.h1
23,41932Cast ironMears & Stainbank8.3.A.h2.X1
15,61932Cast ironMears & Stainbank8.3.A.h2.X1
Contributed by: Mike Chester
Notes

[1]Bell date

The date 1926 also appears on bell #5 but only in the commemorative part of the inscription

Published: 12/09/2024

Update log
23/09/20246: nominal, diameter added, note amended; 1-6: turning added [Kieran Downer, local contact. Recorded by Kieran Downer and analysed by Nick Bowden]
12/09/20245: date amended; frames Fr1,Fr2,Fr3: date, maker, layout added; frame Fr3: resultant layout added; frame Fr3.1 added [Information (including pictures) provided by Kieran Downer, local contact]
20/07/2024PN amended [Kieran Downer, local contact via REMRKS480]
10/02/20191: wt amended; diam added [David Sloman via 00013286]
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