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Measham, Leicestershire, S Laurence
Place Measham
S Laurence
Lieutenancy area Leicestershire
Country England
Historic county Leicestershire
Dove tower ID 15760
Rings 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 9–2–6 in F♯See below
Display bellsSee below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference SK335122
Latitude & longitude 52.70661, -1.50542View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode DE12 7HZ
Diocese Leicester
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Church heritage record 6674
Affiliation Leicester Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 61 performances here, of which 19 were peals and 8 were in the last two years
Ring of 8, tenor 9–2–6 in F♯
Bells 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 9–2–6 (1070 lb or 485 kg) in F♯ (738.0 Hz)
Practices Fri
Peals View 180 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
12–3–111477.0F♯23.75″1913John Taylor & CoFNFC
23–0–51386.0E♯24.38″1913John Taylor & CoFNFC
33–2–201233.0D♯26.56″1913John Taylor & CoFNFC
44–3–121104.0C♯28.88″1913John Taylor & CoFNFC
54–3–15982.0B30.69″1606Newcombe (generic)R4FC
66–0–4929.0A♯32.63″1618Hugh II WattsR4FC
77–2–5828.0G♯35.13″1714Daniel HedderlyR4FC
89–2–6738.0F♯39.13″c1399†Michael de LichfieldRMFC
Source: George Dawson; Chris Pickford
Contributed by: George Dawson
Display bells
Bells Edit details
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Fire2¾ cwt23.25″1784Edward ArnoldYU
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
21,2,5,6 of 81913SteelJohn Taylor & Co8.1.A.a & 8.1.A.b4.3
13,4,7,8 of 8Timber6.A & 6.B4.3
Update log
08/05/20245-8: turning added [Stuart Hale, local contact]
15/11/20232: weight amended [Taylor records, 1913 via Chris Pickford #005917]
11/01/2023Frames Fr1, Fr2 added; 1-4: turning added [Stuart Hale, local contact]
24/12/2022Fire bell noted as on display [FB photo via Dickon R Love]
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