Kempston, Bedfordshire, All Saints
| Place | Kempston All Saints |
| Unitary authority | Bedford |
| Lieutenancy area | Bedfordshire |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Bedfordshire |
| Dove tower ID | 15732 |
| Rings | 10 (full-circle ring), tenor 21–1–17 in ESee below Other bellsSee below |
| Frames | 2See below |
| Grid reference | TL015479 |
| Latitude & longitude | 52.12093, -0.51869View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | MK43 8RH |
| Diocese | St Albans |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 11417 |
| URL | http://www.kempstonbellringers.org.uk/ |
| Affiliation | Bedfordshire Association |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise |
| Peal boards | View peal boards on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard had images of 2 boards recording performances at this tower 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. |
| Biographies | View the biographies of ringers at this tower on the Central Council Ringing History Hub |
Ring of 10, tenor 21–1–17 in E
| Bells | 10 (full-circle ring)Edit details | ||||||
| Tenor | 21–1–17 (2397 lb or 1087 kg) in E (649.2 Hz) | ||||||
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| Practices | Wed | ||||||
| Projects & overhauls | 2019 by Whites of Appleton (major overhaul) C17th 7th & tenor replaced by ex Prinknash 5,8 via Keltek; Also tune | ||||||
| Tuned | 2019 | ||||||
| Peals | View 181 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4–2–10 | 1632.7 | G♯ | 25.94″ | 1980 | John Taylor & Co (Bellfounders) Ltd | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 5–0–14 | 1457.1 | F♯ | 27.38″ | 1980 | John Taylor & Co (Bellfounders) Ltd | F | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 5–1–0 | 1300.4 | E | 28.81″ | 1946 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
| 4 | 5–3–9 | 1216.8 | D♯ | 29.94″ | 1946 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
| 5 | 5–2–16 | 1086.5 | C♯ | 30.31″ | 1893 | John Taylor & Co | R | 8 | FC | ||
| 6 | 6–3–3 | 971.2 | B | 32.69″ | 1893 | John Taylor & Co | R | 8 | FC | ||
| 7 [1] | 9–2–11 | 868.4 | A | 36.63″ | 1910 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC | ||
| 8 | 10–3–17 | 812.8 | G♯ | 38.38″ | 1893 | John Taylor & Co | R | 8 | FC | ||
| 9 | 13–3–11 | 726.4 | F♯ | 42.38″ | 1893 | John Taylor & Co | R | 8 | FC | ||
| 10 [2] | 21–1–17 | 649.2 | E | 49.06″ | 1910 | John Taylor & Co | F | N | FC |
Other bells
| Bells | Edit details |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanctus | 1–1–23 | 2536.5 | E♭ | 17.38″ | 1869 | John Taylor & Co | Y | N | D | ||
| ex7 | 9–2–4 | 867.0 | A | 36.88″ | 1633 | Hugh II Watts | R | 8 | D | ||
| ex10 | 17–2–4 | 649.0 | E | 47.63″ | 1603 | Hugh I Watts | R | 8 | D |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | ex7, ex10 | |||||||
| 1 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, Sanctus | 1978 | Cast iron & steel | Local labour/guild/assn | 8.2.B | 10.4 |
Notes
[1]Bell 7/10 origin
Bell 7/10 was previously bell 5/8 at Prinknash Abbey, Gloucestershire, where it was removed via the Keltek Trust in 2015 and transferred to Kempston in 2019.
Published: 05/02/2020; updated: 17/01/2026
[2]Bell 10/10 origin
Bell 10/10 was previously bell 8/8 at Prinknash Abbey, Gloucestershire, where it was removed via the Keltek Trust in 2015 and transferred to Kempston in 2019.
Published: 05/02/2020; updated: 17/01/2026
Update log
| 25/06/2022 | Sanctus: frame number amended, hanging type added; ex7,ex10: hanging type added [Steve Stanford] |
| 13/06/2020 | 10: date amended; Sct: turning,frameid added; [Chris Pickford via 00013817] |
| 13/06/2020 | Frame Fr1: truss,layout amended [Chris Pickford via 00013817] |
| 08/05/2020 | Sct: nominal,note added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 09/04/2020 | Frame Fr1 added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 09/03/2020 | 7,10: turning amended; ex7,ex10: turning added [Tim Jackson via 00013642] |
| 06/03/2020 | Sct: canon info added [Tim Jackson via 00013636] |
| 27/02/2020 | Sct: details added [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 17/02/2020 | New tenor is 21-1-17 (in E: 649.2 Hz) [M Walker (WofA) via e-mail] |
| 17/02/2020 | 1-10: wt,nominal,diam amended,turning,frameid added [Mark Walker via 00013606] |
| 17/02/2020 | ex7,ex10: frameid added [Mark Walker via 00013606] |
| 21/12/2019 | 7,10: wt,nominal,diam,date,founder added [David Kelly via e-mail] |
| 21/12/2019 | 7,10: canon info added; former 7,10 retained [Tim Jackson via e-mail] |
| 16/12/2019 | Restoration wk completed, 7,10 replaced > tenor wt changed [TimJ (#258) via e-mail] |
| 21/08/2019 | Work is under way to replace bells 7 and 10 [Dave Kelly via e-mail] |
| 21/08/2019 | Nu7,NuX: wt,nominal,diam,date,founder added [David Kelly via e-mail] |