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Paignton, Devon, S John Bapt
Place Paignton
S John Bapt
Unitary authority Torbay
Lieutenancy area Devon
Country England
Historic county Devon
Dove tower ID 15737
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 21–3–5 in ESee below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference SX886608
Latitude & longitude 50.43675, -3.56985View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode TQ3 3AQ
Diocese Exeter
Church Church of England
Listed grade I by Historic England
Church heritage record 5092
Affiliation Devon Association
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 16 performances here, of which 2 were peals and 2 were in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 21–3–5 in E
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 21–3–5 (2441 lb or 1107 kg) in E (654.0 Hz)
Practices Tue
Projects & overhauls
2019 by John Taylor & Co
Gudgeons and bearings on 4th headstock restored
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Peals View 5 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
15–3–241325.0E29.63″1902Mears & StainbankRFC
26–1–81248.0D♯31.00″1902Mears & StainbankRFC
36–3–201109.0C♯32.63″1871William Blews & SonsRFC
47–3–4986.0B34.50″1805Thomas (Castleman) III BilbieRFC
59–1–25875.0A37.13″1748Thomas II WrothRFC
611–0–14827.0G♯38.88″1748Thomas II WrothRFC
713–2–16736.0F♯43.50″1903Mears & StainbankRFC
821–3–5654.0E48.50″1641Thomas II PenningtonRFC
Source: JGMS notes; D Sloman; A Higson; J Clarke
Contributed by: [John Scott]
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
21,21902Oak6.A
13,4,5,6,7,81871OakThomas I Hooper6.A
Update log
02/01/2025Postcode amended [Richard Shere #007962]
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