Maulden, Bedfordshire, S Mary
| Place | Maulden S Mary |
| Unitary authority | Central Bedfordshire |
| Lieutenancy area | Bedfordshire |
| Country | England |
| Historic county | Bedfordshire |
| Dove tower ID | 16127 |
| Rings | 8 (full-circle ring), tenor 10–2–14 in GSee below |
| Frames | 2See below |
| Grid reference | TL058380 |
| Latitude & longitude | 52.03070, -0.45875View on map, or get directions from Google MapsList nearest towers |
| Satnav lat & long | No optimised destination for satellite navigation has been submittedAdd details |
| Postcode | MK45 2AU |
| Diocese | St Albans |
| Church group | Church of England |
| Listed grade | II* by Historic England |
| Church heritage record | 11396 |
| Also | Toilet |
| Affiliation | Bedfordshire Association |
| Performances | Search for performances on BellBoardCustomise |
| Peal boards | View peal boards on BellBoard As of last night, BellBoard had images of 1 board recording performances at this tower 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 10–2–14 in G
| Bells | 8 (full-circle ring)Edit details |
| Tenor | 10–2–14 (1190 lb or 540 kg) in G (783.0 Hz) |
| Practices | Tue (Advanced practice held on the 1st Tue of the month) |
| Peals | View 248 peals in the Felstead Database |
| Bell | Weight | Frequency | Note | Diameter | Dated | Founder | Canons | Turning | Hanging | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3–2–27 | 1584.5 | G | 24.75″ | 1950 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
| 2 | 3–3–23 | 1474.0 | F♯ | 25.50″ | 1950 | Mears & Stainbank | F | N | FC | ||
| 3 | 4–2–5 | 1319.0 | E | 27.75″ | 1912 | Mears & Stainbank | D | N | FC | ||
| 4 | 5–0–21 | 1179.5 | D | 29.63″ | 1912 | Mears & Stainbank | D | N | FC | ||
| 5 | 5–3–23 | 1044.5 | C | 31.88″ | 1912 | Mears & Stainbank | D | N | FC | ||
| 6 | 5–3–19 | 980.5 | B | 33.00″ | 1912 | Mears & Stainbank | D | N | FC | ||
| 7 | 8–1–22 | 868.5 | A | 35.88″ | 1738 | Thomas Russell | R | 4 | FC | ||
| 8 | 10–2–14 | 783.0 | G | 39.75″ | 1933 | Alfred Bowell | F | N | FC |
Details of frames
| Frame | Bells | Year | Material | Maker | Truss | Layout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2, 3 | 1950 | Steel | Mears & Stainbank | 8.1.F | 2.X1 | ||
| 1 | 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | 1912 | Oak | Mears & Stainbank | 6.A | 6.1 |
Update log
| 07/10/2026 | PN added [Dean De-Matteis via #011234] |
| 21/03/2022 | Fr2: layout added (provisional scheme) [C J Pickford] |
| 14/06/2020 | fr2: layout added [Chris Pickford via e-mail] |