Tower details

Place	Strensham S John Bapt
Lieutenancy area	Worcestershire
Country	England
Historic county	Worcestershire
Dove tower ID	15577
Rings	8 (full-circle ring), tenor 11–0–8 in GSee below
Frames	4See below
Grid reference	SO910406
Latitude & longitude	52.06390, -2.13172View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long	A suggested satnav destination for this tower is at 52.05909, -2.14362 View on Google Map Edit details
Postcode	WR8 9LW
Ownership	Churches Conservation Trust
Diocese	Worcester
Church	Church of England
Listed grade	I by Historic England
Church heritage record	19004
URL	http://www.wdcra.org.uk/strens.htm
Affiliation	Worcestershire and Districts Association
Performances	Search for performances on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard listed 154 performances here, of which 40 were peals and 18 were in the last two years

Bells	8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor	11–0–8 (1240 lb or 562 kg) in G (785.0 Hz)
Projects & events	1List
Tuned	2018
Peals	View 40 peals in the Felstead Database
Additional information	County books / DBR info discrepant

Bell	Weight	Nominal	Note	Diameter	Dated	Founder	Canons	Turning	Hanging
1 [1]	3–1–11	1574.0	G	23.74″	1979	John Taylor & Co (Bellfounders) Ltd	F	N	FC
2 [2]	3–3–8	1480.0	F♯	25.39″	1979	John Taylor & Co (Bellfounders) Ltd	F	N	FC
3	3–3–23	1317.0	E	26.50″	1911	John Taylor & Co	F	N	FC
4	4–0–19	1178.6	D	27.69″	1705	Abraham I Rudhall	R	Y	FC
5	4–3–5	1047.8	C	28.75″	1704	Abraham I Rudhall	R	Y	FC
6	5–1–21	988.6	B	31.75″	1705	Abraham I Rudhall	R	Y	FC
7	7–3–11	884.0	A	35.50″	1911	John Taylor & Co	F	N	FC
8	11–0–8	785.0	G	39.50″	1911	John Taylor & Co	F	N	FC

Frame	Bells	Year	Material	Maker	Truss	Layout
1 [3]	4,5,6,8	c1552†	Oak		5.C	4.1 D ➔ 8.X D
– 1.1	7	1705	Oak	Rudhall (generic)	6.H	1 D
– 1.2 [4]	2,3	1911	Oak	John Taylor & Co	5.L	2.X2 D
– 1.3	1	2019	Steel	Matthew Higby & Co	8.1.A.a	1 D

Contributed by: Tim Jackson

[1]Bell history

Prior to augmentation project in 2019 bell 1/8 was bell 1/12 at Kettering

Published: 26/02/2024

[2]Bell history

Prior to augmentation project in 2019 bell 2/8 was bell 2/12 at Kettering

Published: 26/02/2024

[3]Frame Fr1 resultant layout

Frame Fr1 bells 4,5,6,8 swinging parallel diagonal in a line SW - NE. Frame Fr1.1 bell 7 swinging orthogonal on NW of this frame. Frame Fr 1.2 bells 2,3 swinging end to end orthogonal to Frame Fr1 on SE edge of this frame; originally a single pit for the treble of six, bell was re-positioned to accommodate both bells. Frame Fr1.3 Treble bell swinging parallel to 4,5,6,8 on the NE end of that frame.

Published: 03/02/2023; updated: 29/08/2024

[4]Frame Fr2 layout

Example of single pit frame adapted to hold two bells.

Published: 04/02/2023; updated: 29/08/2024

10/03/2024	CofE Diocese added [CHR]
26/02/2024	1,2: bell history added [David Bagley, local contact. See also Keltek Trust website: https://www.keltektrust.org.uk/downloads/KT%20Worcestershire.pdf]
11/01/2023	Frames renumbered Fr1.1 to Fr1.2, Fr1.2 to Fr1.3, Frame Fr1.1 added; Frame Fr1: truss, layout amended [Revised information provided by David Bagley]
03/08/2022	Resultant layout non-standard. [C J Pickford & David Bagley]
07/12/2019	1,2: turning,frameid added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
07/12/2019	Frame Fr1: truss added,material,layout,date amended,mod date amended; [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
07/12/2019	Frame Fr1.1: truss,mod maker,layout,mod date added,material amended; [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
07/12/2019	Frame Fr1.2: info added [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
30/11/2019	Restoration and augmentation to 8 complete [TimJ (#255 info D Bagley) via e-mail]
30/11/2019	3,7,8: turning added; 1,2: canon info added; [Tim Jackson via e-mail]