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Monks Risborough, Buckinghamshire, S Dunstan
Place Monks Risborough
S Dunstan
Unitary authority Buckinghamshire
Lieutenancy area Buckinghamshire
Country England
Historic county Buckinghamshire
Dove tower ID 15651
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 13 cwt in F♯See below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference SP812044
Latitude & longitude 51.73255, -0.82477View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode HP27 9JE
Diocese Oxford
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 9847
Affiliation Oxford Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 15 performances here, of which 1 was a peal and 1 was in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 13 cwt in F♯
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 13 cwt (~1500 lb or ~700 kg) in F♯
Practices Thu
Projects & overhauls
1997 by Eayre & Smith (major overhaul)
1637 by Ellis I Knight (ring created)
Ring installed
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Peals View 8 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
15–1–1D♯29.00″1996EijsboutsFNFC
25¼ cwtC♯30.75″1637Ellis I KnightY8FC
37¼ cwtB33.00″1636Ellis I KnightY8FC
48½ cwtA♯34.88″1637Ellis I KnightY8FC
511 cwtG♯38.25″1636Ellis I KnightY8FC
613 cwtF♯42.50″1636Ellis I KnightY8FC
Source: P Davies(Cocks); RW1997/818; B Highe; JCB/TimJ(Smith Bucks BB)
Contributed by: [Peter Davies]
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
21,41997SteelEayre & Smith
12,3,5,61997SteelEayre & Smith
Contributed by: Tim Jackson
Update log
12/01/20222-6: diameter amended [Smith BB&B via James Hedgcock]
23/02/2020Postcode amended [Brian Highe via e-mail]
04/10/2019fr1,fr2: material added; 1: wt amended (to exact) [Tim Jackson via e-mail]
23/08/20191: diam added; 1-6: turning added [John Baldwin via database]
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