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Winterbourne, Gloucestershire, S Michael
Place Winterbourne
S Michael
Unitary authority South Gloucestershire
Lieutenancy area Gloucestershire
Country England
Historic county Gloucestershire
Dove tower ID 15310
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 20 cwt in E♭See below
Other bellsSee below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference ST641810
Latitude & longitude 51.52681, -2.51832View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode BS36 1SE
Diocese Bristol
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 1403
Also Toilet
URLs http://bells.lyndenlea.info/towerinfo.php?br=rural&twr=winterbourne
https://southglosbells.wordpress.com/winterbourne-s-michael/
Affiliation Gloucester and Bristol Diocesan Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 61 performances here, of which 2 were peals and 3 were in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 20 cwt in E♭
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 20 cwt (~2200 lb or ~1000 kg) in E♭ (631.0 Hz)
Practices Mon
Projects & overhauls
2003 by Whites of Appleton (major overhaul)
fifth and tenor quarter turned, rehung on new headstocks, with new wheels
1985 by Local labour/guild/assn (major overhaul)
rehung in a new frame using local voluntary labour between 1983 and 1985 (try-out was in February 1985)
1923 by Llewellins & James (major overhaul)
overhauled but not tuned
1757 by William Evans (ring created)
Ring installed
List all
Peals View 11 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
17 cwt1087.0C33.25″1757†William EvansR8FC
28½ cwt954.0B♭35.25″1757†William EvansR8FC
310¼ cwt845.5A♭38.00″1757†William EvansR8FC
411¾ cwt796.0G40.00″1757†William EvansR8FC
516½ cwt705.5F44.00″1757†William EvansRMFC
620 cwt631.0E♭48.00″1757†William EvansRMFC
Source: Nick Bowden; CBC; Andy Marchant; JCB(website)
Contributed by: Nick Bowden
Other bells
Bells Edit details
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Disused3 cwt25.50″c1450†Bristol foundryY
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
21,2,3,41984SteelLocally manufactured8.1.B.a4.3
15,61984SteelLocally manufactured8.1.B.a2.X1
Update log
31/12/2023Frames Fr1,Fr2 added [Chris Greef, local contact via Frame Backlog]
09/03/2022Overhauls added; 1-6: turning added [Chris Greef, local contact]
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