Forton, Staffordshire, All Saints
| Place | Forton All Saints |
| Lieutenancy area | Staffordshire |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Staffordshire |
| Dove tower ID | 15936 |
| Rings | 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 12 cwt in GSee below |
| Frames | 1See below |
| Grid reference | SJ755211 |
| Latitude & longitude | 52.78772, -2.36461View on Google Map or OpenStreetMapList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | TF10 8BY |
| Diocese | Lichfield |
| Church | Church of England |
| Listed grade | II* by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 7011 |
| URL | http://www.sacbr.org.uk/Towers/Forton/Forton.html |
| Affiliation | Shropshire Association |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard listed 19 performances here, of which 3 were peals and none were in the last two years |
Ring of 6, tenor 12 cwt in G
| Bells | 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 12 cwt (~1340 lb or ~610 kg) in G |
| Peals | View 12 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Also | Ground floor ringing chamber |
| Bell | Weight | Nominal | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3½ cwt | E | 27.00″ | 1729 | Joseph Smith | Y | 4 | FC | |||
| 2 | 4 cwt | D | 28.00″ | 1729 | Joseph Smith | Y | FC | ||||
| 3 | 6 cwt | C | 31.00″ | 1859 | John Warner & Sons | Y | FC | ||||
| 4 | 7 cwt | B | 33.00″ | 1859 | John Warner & Sons | Y | FC | ||||
| 5 | 9 cwt | A | 37.50″ | 1729 | Joseph Smith | Y | FC | ||||
| 6 | 12 cwt | G | 42.00″ | 1859 | John Warner & Sons | Y | FC |
Details of frame
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 | Timber | 6.1 |
Update log
Last updated: 25/02/2017