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Wotton Underwood, Buckinghamshire, All Saints
Place Wotton Underwood
All Saints
Unitary authority Buckinghamshire
Lieutenancy area Buckinghamshire
Country England
Historic county Buckinghamshire
Dove tower ID 15857
Rings 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 9 cwt in ASee below
Other bellsSee below
Frames 2See below
Grid reference SP688159
Latitude & longitude 51.83784, -1.00253View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & long No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
Postcode HP18 0SB
Diocese Oxford
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Church heritage record 9936
URL https://cbucks.odg.org.uk/wordpress/towers/6-bells/wotton-underwood/
Affiliation Oxford Diocesan Guild
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 39 performances here, of which 25 were peals and 2 were in the last two years
Ring of 6, tenor 9 cwt in A
Bells 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 9 cwt (~1000 lb or ~500 kg) in A (860.0 Hz)
Peals View 71 peals in the Felstead Database
Also Ground floor ringing chamber
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14 cwt1452.5F♯26.50″(1800)Thomas I MearsY4FC
24½ cwt1271.5E27.00″1728†Edward HeminsY4FC
35½ cwt1149.5D29.25″1728†Edward HeminsY4FC
46 cwt1059.5C♯31.25″1728†Edward HeminsY4FC
57 cwt963.5B34.25″1728†Edward HeminsY4FC
69 cwt860.0A37.75″1800Thomas I MearsY4FC
Source: Peter Davies(Cocks); CBC; Nick Bowden
Contributed by: [Peter Davies]
Other bells
Bells Edit details
Projects & overhauls
1969 by John Taylor & Co
Bell recast.
List all
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
Sanctus0–1–202466.5D♯12.88″1969John Taylor & CoFNS
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3,4,5,6c1907Cast iron & steelAlfred Bowell8.2.D.a6.4
1A [1]SanctusSteel1
Notes

[1]Frame position

Frame 1A is positioned next to bell 3/6 and is cantilevered from the head of frame Fr1

Published: 25/05/2025; updated: 25/05/2025

Update log
01/07/2025Sanctus noted as recast in 1969, with new details given. [John Taylor records]
25/05/2025Fr1, Fr1A added; 1: date inferred (bell is not dated); 6: weight amended; 1-5: weight added; 1-6: canons, turning added [See Bucks B&B, Smith]
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