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 group | 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 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 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 |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | 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 | 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
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; 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] |
| 20/07/2024 | PN amended [Kieran Downer, local contact via REMRKS480] |
| 10/02/2019 | 1: wt amended; diam added [David Sloman via 00013286] |