Downton, Wiltshire, S Lawrence
| Place | Downton S Lawrence |
| Unitary authority | Wiltshire |
| Lieutenancy area | Wiltshire |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Wiltshire |
| Dove tower ID | 15953 |
| Rings | 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 22–3–23 in DSee below Other bellsSee below |
| Frames | 3See below |
| Grid reference | SU181216 |
| Latitude & longitude | 50.99368, -1.74323View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | SP5 3PL |
| Diocese | Salisbury |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 12343 |
| URL | http://www.sdgr.org.uk/branches/salisbury/tower-77 |
| Affiliation | Salisbury Diocesan Guild |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise |
| Peal boards | No peal boards have been uploaded to BellBoard yet 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 8, tenor 22–3–23 in D
| Bells | 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 22–3–23 (2571 lb or 1166 kg) in D |
| Practices | Thu (4th) |
| Peals | View 39 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6–1–17 | D | 31.00″ | 1946 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | |||
| 2 | 6–2–27 | C♯ | 31.75″ | 1946 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | |||
| 3 | 7–0–17 | B | 34.00″ | 1856 | Charles & George Mears | Y | 4 | FC | |||
| 4 | 7½ cwt | A | 34.75″ | 1692 | Samuel Knight | R | 4 | FC | |||
| 5 | 10 cwt | G | 38.25″ | c1350† | R (possibly R W) | R | FC | ||||
| 6 | 12½ cwt | F♯ | 41.00″ | 1604 | John Wallis | R | 4 | FC | |||
| 7 | 14–2–13 | E | 44.50″ | 1856 | Charles & George Mears | Y | N | FC | |||
| 8 | 22–3–23 | D | 50.38″ | 1932 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC |
Other bells
| Bells | Edit details |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clock | 3 cwt | 1828 | Bristol foundry | Y | |||||||
| Sanctus | 3½ cwt | E | 24.50″ | c1499 | Salisbury foundry | Y | N |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Clock | Oak | 6.H | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Sanctus | 1996 | Steel | Nicholson Engineering Ltd | 8.1.E | |||
| 1 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | 1908 | Oak | Greenleaf and Tristram | 6.A | 8.3 |
Notes
[1]Sanctus bell
The Sanctus bell was the treble of two at Patney (Wilts). Removed from the closed church in 1992 and installed here as a Sanctus bell by Andrew Nicholson in 1996
Published: 15/05/2022
Update log
| 08/11/2022 | Fr1, Fr2, Fr9 added; 4-6: weights added; Clock: weight, canons, founder added; 1-8: turning added [Jack Pease, citing tower weights board (AJ Growson, 1966). Chris Pickford, citing the Christopher Dalton papers. Jack Pease from personal visit] |
| 15/05/2022 | 8: diameter amended; 1-4,6-7: diameter, canons added; Sanctus bell added [CJP visit 2005 and Christopher Dalton Ms via Chris Pickford] |