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Milverton, Somerset, S Michael
Place Milverton
S Michael
Unitary authority Somerset
Lieutenancy area Somerset
Country England
Historic county Somerset
Dove tower ID 15344
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 17–2–12 in ESee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference ST121258
Latitude & longitude 51.02557, -3.25393View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode TA4 1JS
Diocese Bath and Wells
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 672
Also Toilet
URL http://bath-wells.org/towerselect.php?DoveID=MILVERTON
Affiliation Bath and Wells Diocesan Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 737 performances here, of which 106 were peals and 13 were in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 17–2–12 in E
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 17–2–12 (1972 lb or 894 kg) in E (652.0 Hz)
Practices Mon 19:00
Overhauled
2023 by O'Shea Engineering
Removal of clapper assemblies, pulleys, sliders and runners. Reprofiling of clapper flats, manufacturing and fitting new fabricated steel adjustable crown staples with all new pins and bushes, and setting up for accurate striking. Manufacture and fitting of new pulley boxes to all bells. Manufacture and fitting of new sliders, slider pins and runners for all bells
1961 by John Taylor & Co
Tuned 1961
Peals View 104 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
15–3–171307.0E29.00″1893John Taylor & CoF4FC
26–1–11232.0D♯30.13″1893John Taylor & CoF4FC
37–0–91096.0C♯33.13″1763Thomas II BilbieR4FC
47–0–20978.0B34.00″1737Thomas II WrothR4FC
58–2–9871.0A36.75″1776Thomas II BilbieR4FC
68–1–25823.0G♯37.50″1737Thomas II WrothR4FC
710–3–4732.0F♯41.25″1783Thomas (Castleman) III BilbieR4FC
817–2–12652.0E46.00″1962John Taylor & CoFNFC
Source: M Smith; D Bryant; A Higson; GWM(Som); TimJ(#288)
Contributed by: Martin Smith
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,6,7,81893Cast iron & timberJohn Taylor & Co7.A.b8.3
Contributed by: Tim Jackson
Update log
31/12/2023Project completed [Isaac O'Shea (O'Shea Engineering) via Tim Pett]
24/11/2023Overhaul description amended [Isaac O'Shea (O'Shea Engineering) #005967]
31/10/2023Project under way [Isaac O'Shea (O'Shea Engineering) #005834]
13/10/2023Future project added [Isaac O'Shea (O'Shea Engineering) #005763]
20/06/20201-8: turning added; fr1: material amended,truss,layout added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
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