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Slaugham, West Sussex, S Mary
PlaceSlaugham
S Mary
Lieutenancy areaWest Sussex
CountryEngland
Historic countySussex
Dove tower ID15378
Rings8 (full-circle ring), tenor 11–1–20 in A♭See below
Frames2See below
Grid referenceTQ257280
Latitude & longitude51.03833, -0.20818View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & longNo optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
PostcodeRH17 6AQ
DioceseChichester
Church groupChurch of England
Listed gradeII* by Historic England
Church heritage record3295
AlsoToilet
URLhttps://www.thebellsofsussex.co.uk/slaugham-st-mary.html
AffiliationSussex County Association
PerformancesSearch for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 40 performances here, of which 8 were peals and 1 was in the last two years
Peal boardsNo 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 8, tenor 11–1–20 in A♭
Bells8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor11–1–20 (1280 lb or 581 kg) in A♭ (837.0 Hz)
PracticesFri 20:00
Projects & overhauls
1934 by Gillett & Johnston (major overhaul)
1921 by Mears & Stainbank (major overhaul)
Bells rehung and tuned
List all
Tuned1934
PealsView 32 peals in the Felstead Database
AlsoGround floor ringing chamber
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13–0–221674.0A♭23.50″1934Gillett & JohnstonFNFC
23–0–71570.0G24.13″1773Thomas JanawayR4FC
33–2–141396.0F25.75″1773Thomas JanawayR4FC
44–3–01256.0E♭28.00″1934Gillett & JohnstonFNFC
55–3–81116.0D♭30.19″1934Gillett & JohnstonFNFC
66–1–271046.0C32.00″1934Gillett & JohnstonFNFC
78–1–10942.0B♭34.94″1934Gillett & JohnstonFNFC
811–1–20837.0A♭39.00″1934Gillett & JohnstonFNFC
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
2Timber1.C
11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 81934Cast ironGillett & Johnston8.3.A.m8.3
Notes

[1]Old frame

There is an old wooden frame above that contained 5 bells

Published: 18/07/2023

[2]Tuning

The bells were tuned in 1921 by Mears & Stainbank (according to their invoice). It is believed that 2 and 3 were also tuned by Gillett & Johnston in 1934.

Published: 31/07/2023; updated: 31/07/2023

Update log
12/11/2024URL amended [Kye L Leaver]
23/05/2024URL added [Kye L Leaver]
28/03/2024Frame Fr2: material, truss added [Kye L Leaver, personal visit]
18/07/2023Overhaul added; frame Fr1: truss added; Note added; 1-2: canons, turning added [Kye Leaver (visited: 18/07/2023) #005373 #005374]
23/08/20191,4,5,6,7,8: canons,turning added [Tim Jackson via 00013589]
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