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Great Parndon, Essex, S Mary
PlaceGreat Parndon
S Mary
Lieutenancy areaEssex
CountryEngland
Historic countyEssex
Dove tower ID16121
Rings6 (full-circle ring), tenor 9–1–0 in GSee below
Frames2See below
Grid referenceTL432089
Latitude & longitude51.76050, 0.07382View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers
Satnav lat & longNo optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details
PostcodeCM19 4HT
DioceseChelmsford
Church groupChurch of England
Listed gradeI by Historic England
Church heritage record2250
AlsoToilet
AffiliationEssex Association
PerformancesSearch for performances on BellBoardCustomise
As of last night, BellBoard listed 90 performances here, of which 7 were peals and 5 were in the last two years
Peal boardsNo 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
Bells6 (full-circle ring)Edit details
Tenor9–1–0 (1036 lb or 470 kg) in G (788.4 Hz)
PracticesTue
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
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PealsView 8 peals in the Felstead Database
BellWeightFrequencyNoteDiameterDatedFounderCanonsTurningHanging
13–2–81340.4E26.00″1979Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
24–0–41204.4D28.00″1979Whitechapel Bell FoundryFNFC
35–2–201087.0C30.50″1902Mears & StainbankRNFC
45–3–151014.0B32.00″1902Mears & StainbankRNFC
57–0–10892.8A34.50″1902Mears & StainbankR4FC
69–1–0788.4G38.50″1613Robert OldfieldY4FC
Details of frames
FrameBellsYearMaterialMakerTrussLayout
1 [1]3, 4, 5, 61902OakMears & Stainbank6.A4.3 ➔ 6.9
– 1.11, 21979SteelWhitechapel Bell Foundry8.3.A.h2.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
14/07/2023Frame Fr1.1: layout added [Oliver Lee, citing YouTube video posted by Lucas Owen from personal visit: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zQrSp_AB5w]
10/07/2023Frame Fr1: resultant layout amended [YouTube video-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zQrSp_AB5w uploaded by Lucas Bent via Oliver Lee #005318]
27/02/20231-6: nominal added [Nigel Taylor's personal tuning records #004640]
29/12/2022Convert frames Fr1A and Fr1B to Fr1 and Fr1.1 as, whilst independent frames, they are the same collection and logically connected
28/09/2021Overhauls (1958 & 2003) added [Oliver Lee]
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