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 Google Map or OpenStreetMapList 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 |
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 15 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Also | Ground floor ringing chamber |
| Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3–2–8 | E♯ | 26.38″ | 1984 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | |||
| 2 | 4–2–8 | D♯ | 27.88″ | 1932 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | |||
| 3 | 5–1–11 | C♯ | 29.88″ | 1931 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | |||
| 4 | 5–3–4 | B♯ | 31.00″ | 1931 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | |||
| 5 [1] | 6–3–5 | A♯ | 33.00″ | 1931 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | |||
| 6 | 9 cwt | 839.5 | A♭ | 36.92″ | 1605† | R Beconsall (or Ralph Brooke?) | R | 4 | FC |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1932 | Cast iron | Mears & Stainbank | 8.3.A.h | 1 ➔ 2.X1 | ||
| – 3.1 | 1 | 1984 | Cast iron | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | 8.3.A.h | 1 | ||
| 2 | 3,4 | 1932 | Cast iron | Mears & Stainbank | 8.3.A.h | 2.X1 | ||
| 1 [2] | 5,6 | 1932 | Cast iron | Mears & Stainbank | 8.3.A.h | 2.X1 |
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
[2]Frame layouts
Fr1, Fr2, Fr3 (resultant) layouts are each two pits side-by-side
Published: 12/09/2024
Update log
| 23/09/2024 | 6: nominal, diameter added, note amended; 1-6: turning added [Kieran Downer, local contact. Recorded by Kieran Downer and analysed by Nick Bowden] |
| 12/09/2024 | 5: date amended; Fr1,Fr2,Fr3: date, maker, layout added; Fr3: resultant layout added; Fr3.1 added [Information (including pictures) provided by Kieran Downer, local contact] |
| 20/07/2024 | PN amended [Kieran Downer, local contact via REMRKS480] |
| 10/02/2019 | 1: wt amended; diam added [David Sloman via 00013286] |