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Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire, S John Bapt
Place Chipping Sodbury
S John Bapt
Unitary authority South Gloucestershire
Lieutenancy area Gloucestershire
Country England
Historic county Gloucestershire
Dove tower ID 15563
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 16–0–8 in ESee below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference ST727823
Latitude & longitude 51.53896, -2.39451View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode BS37 6BJ
Diocese Gloucester
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 5597
Affiliation Gloucester and Bristol Diocesan Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 94 performances here, of which 27 were peals and 9 were in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 16–0–8 in E
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 16–0–8 (1800 lb or 816 kg) in E (672.0 Hz)
Practices Mon
Overhauled
1984 by Whites of Appleton
Tuned 1984
Peals View 39 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14–3–141344.0E27.88″2000Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
25–1–61266.8D♯29.25″2000Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
36–0–41130.0C♯30.25″1950Mears & StainbankFNFC
47–2–81007.0B34.00″1753Abel RudhallY4FC
57–2–16897.0A35.75″1753Abel RudhallY4FC
68–2–4846.5G♯37.50″1753Abel RudhallY4FC
711–2–2757.0F♯41.00″1753Abel RudhallY4FC
816–0–8672.0E44.75″1983Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
Source: GAD NBR; Bliss & Sharpe; RW1984/357,363
Contributed by: John Baldwin
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,4,5,6,7,81984OakWhites of Appleton6.A6.1 ➔ 8.3
– 1.12,32000Cast ironWhites of Appleton8.3.A.h2.X2
Update log
11/09/20233-8: nominal added [Nigel Taylor's personal tuning records #005621]
26/12/2022Fr1.1 added; Fr1: year amended, truss and layout added [Chris Cooper and Dave Clark, local contacts via Frame backlog]
05/12/20211-3,8: turning added [Chris K Cooper, local ringer via James Hedgcock]
27/11/20211-2: nominal added. [Nigel Taylor's personal tuning records via D Sloman]
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