Great Parndon, Essex, S Mary
| Place | Great Parndon S Mary |
| Lieutenancy area | Essex |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Essex |
| Dove tower ID | 16121 |
| Rings | 6 (full-circle ring), tenor 9–1–0 in GSee below |
| Frames | 2See below |
| Grid reference | TL432089 |
| Latitude & longitude | 51.76050, 0.07382View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | CM19 4HT |
| Diocese | Chelmsford |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | I by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 2250 |
| Also | Toilet |
| Affiliation | Essex Association |
| 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. |
Ring of 6, tenor 9–1–0 in G
| Bells | 6 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 9–1–0 (1036 lb or 470 kg) in G (788.4 Hz) |
| Practices | Tue |
| Projects & overhauls | 2003 by Whitechapel Bell Foundry (major overhaul) The back four clappers where rebushed and the tenor was rehung on a new canon retaining headstock 1958 by Mears & Stainbank (major overhaul) The four bells were rehung on new fittings and ball bearings in the existing frame provided by them in 1902 |
| Peals | View 8 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3–2–8 | 1340.4 | E | 26.00″ | 1979 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 4–0–4 | 1204.4 | D | 28.00″ | 1979 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | F | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 5–2–20 | 1087.0 | C | 30.50″ | 1902 | Mears & Stainbank | R | N | FC | ||
| 4 | 5–3–15 | 1014.0 | B | 32.00″ | 1902 | Mears & Stainbank | R | N | FC | ||
| 5 | 7–0–10 | 892.8 | A | 34.50″ | 1902 | Mears & Stainbank | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 6 | 9–1–0 | 788.4 | G | 38.50″ | 1613 | Robert Oldfield | Y | 4 | FC |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 [1] | 3, 4, 5, 6 | 1902 | Oak | Mears & Stainbank | 6.A | 4.3 ➔ 6.9 | ||
| – 1.1 | 1, 2 | 1979 | Steel | Whitechapel Bell Foundry | 8.3.A.h | 2.X2 |
Notes
[1]Independent frames
Frames Fr1 and Fr1.1 are independent frames (the two treble pits are end-to-end to the side of the original Layout 4.3 frame).
Published: 29/12/2022; updated: 16/11/2024
Update log
| 14/07/2023 | Frame Fr1.1: layout added [Oliver Lee, citing YouTube video posted by Lucas Owen from personal visit: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zQrSp_AB5w] |
| 10/07/2023 | Frame Fr1: resultant layout amended [YouTube video-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zQrSp_AB5w uploaded by Lucas Bent via Oliver Lee #005318] |
| 27/02/2023 | 1-6: nominal added [Nigel Taylor's personal tuning records #004640] |
| 29/12/2022 | Convert frames Fr1A and Fr1B to Fr1 and Fr1.1 as, whilst independent frames, they are the same collection and logically connected |
| 28/09/2021 | Overhauls (1958 & 2003) added [Oliver Lee] |