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Farndish, Bedfordshire, S Michael
Place Farndish
S Michael
Unitary authority Bedford
Lieutenancy area Bedfordshire
Country England
Historic county Bedfordshire
Dove tower ID 15529
Rings 3 U/R (full-circle ring), tenor 5 cwt in DSee below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference SP927637
Latitude & longitude 52.26377, -0.64186View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode NN29 7HJ
Ownership Churches Conservation Trust
Diocese St Albans
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 18972
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Ring of 3, tenor 5 cwt in D
Bells 3 U/R (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 5 cwt (~560 lb or ~250 kg) in D (1188.0 Hz)
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
Additional information Unringable
Ropes fall in a straight line
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
12¾ cwt1532.0F♯22.63″1663Christopher GrayeYNFC
23¼ cwt1323.5E25.50″1625James KeeneYNFC
35 cwt1188.0D27.25″1597†Watts (generic)YNFC
Source: C Pickford; T Jackson; Dove tenor wt; CBC
Contributed by: Chris Pickford
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3c1700Oak6.H3.1
Contributed by: Chris Pickford
Update log
02/03/2024CofE Diocese added [CHR]
14/06/20203: founder amended [Chris Pickford via 00013813]
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