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Codford St Mary, Wiltshire, S Mary
Place Codford St Mary
S Mary
Unitary authority Wiltshire
Lieutenancy area Wiltshire
Country England
Historic county Wiltshire
Dove tower ID 15968
Rings 3 U/R (full-circle ring), tenor 6–3–20 in B♭See below
Frames 1See below
Grid reference ST974397
Latitude & longitude 51.15724, -2.03750View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
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Postcode BA12 0PJ
Diocese Salisbury
Church Church of England
Listed grade II* by Historic England
Church heritage record 12453
Performances Search for performances on BellBoard
As of last night, BellBoard listed 10 performances here, of which none were peals and 2 were in the last two years
Ring of 3, tenor 6–3–20 in B♭
Bells 3 U/R (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor 6–3–20 (776 lb or 352 kg) in B♭ (919.0 Hz)
Projects & overhauls
2021 by John Taylor & Co (major overhaul)
Cracked tenor welded; tenor headstock and straps renewed; electro-magnetic hammers fitted to all three bells; bells still hung on full-circle fittings but remain unringable
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Also Ground floor ringing chamber
Additional information Unringable
BellWeightNominalNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
14½ cwt1161.0D28.50″1602†John WallisYNFC
25½ cwt1048.0C30.63″1616†John WallisYNFC
36–3–20919.0B♭33.63″1582†John WallisYNFC
Source: GAD; Dove tenor wt; CBC; M Higby(CJND)
Contributed by: George Dawson
Details of frame
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
11,2,3c1699Timber6.A3.1
Contributed by: Matthew Higby
Update log
22/07/2023Frame Fr1: material added [via Frame backlog]
19/09/20212: cast year amended [Dalton notes (and his copy of Walters amended from 1615) via Chris Pickford]
16/09/2021Project description amended [Tim Jackson (visited 8/Sep/21)]
03/07/2021Project completed [David Potter]
08/05/2021Cracked tenor to be welded; refurbish headstocks and straps; install electro-magnetic hammers. [David Potter]
05/05/20213: weight amended [JTc following welding via Paul Mason]
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