Great Chishill, Cambridgeshire, S Swithun
| Place | Great Chishill S Swithun |
| Lieutenancy area | Cambridgeshire |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Essex |
| Dove tower ID | 15731 |
| Rings | 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 8–3–6 in ASee below |
| Frames | 2See below |
| Grid reference | TL422388 |
| Latitude & longitude | 52.03000, 0.07147View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | SG8 8SA |
| Diocese | Chelmsford |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | II* by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 2703 |
| Also | Toilet |
| Affiliation | Essex Association |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise |
| Peal boards | No 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 6, tenor 8–3–6 in A
| Bells | 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 8–3–6 (986 lb or 447 kg) in A (862.9 Hz) |
| Practices | Wed (exc 2nd: at Chrishall on 2nd Wed) |
| Projects & overhauls | 2022 by Whites of Appleton (major overhaul) Restoration and augmentation. In addition the frame was strengthened. |
| Peals | View 6 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Also | Simulator |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3–3–3 | 1439.5 | F♯ | 25.44″ | 2021 | Westley Group | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 3–2–25 | 1288.4 | E | 25.63″ | 1686† | William & Philip Wightman | Y | M | FC | ||
| 3 | 4–0–25 | 1154.5 | D | 27.31″ | 1686† | William & Philip Wightman | Y | M | FC | ||
| 4 | 5–1–9 | 1075.3 | C♯ | 29.43″ | 1686† | William & Philip Wightman | Y | M | FC | ||
| 5 | 6–3–3 | 962.0 | B | 34.00″ | 1686† | William & Philip Wightman | Y | M | FC | ||
| 6 | 8–3–6 | 862.9 | A | 36.56″ | 1841 | Thomas II Mears | Y | M | FC |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 2022 | Steel | Whites of Appleton | ||||
| 1 | 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 | 1657† | Oak | 6.A & 6.B | 5.1 |
Update log
| 17/01/2024 | Toilet, simulator, PN added [Jo Lerpiniere, ringing master #006331] |
| 24/04/2023 | Overhaul description amended [Whites of Appleton website, 2022 projects] |
| 12/10/2022 | Project completed [Tim Jackson] |
| 07/09/2022 | Frame Fr2: added [Whites of Appleton via Mark Walker #003826] |
| 07/09/2022 | 1: added; 2-6: weight amended; 2-6: nominal amended; 2-6: diameter amended; 2-6: turning amended. [Whites of Appleton via Mark Walker #003826] |
| 04/09/2022 | Ringing has resumed following rehang and augmentation, updated bell & frame details to follow [Whites of Appleton via Graham Clifton] |
| 14/02/2022 | New project added (restoration and augmentation) [Pictures on Whites of Appleton website dated 03/Feb/2022] |
| 06/06/2020 | Frame Fr1: date amended [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |